Declan IOMWaterlooIn the Hall of Napoleons, in the Museum of Neglected Likenesses, a Stone sculpture of the emperor stood alone at a window gazing towards…4 min read·Jun 13, 2020----
Declan IOMMr ShowbizTommy! Tommy! Over here Tommy! Sign this Tommy! Sign me book Tommy! Smile for the camera! Kiss her cheek, she loves you Tommy! She’ll…3 min read·Jan 13, 2020----
Declan IOMScarlatinaThe sound of Ferrishyn fiddles snaked into the room like smoke. The melancholic opening notes crossed to the sick bed, under the covers…2 min read·Dec 25, 2019----
Declan IOMThe Bastard Son of Sophia MorrisonNow is not the time to cloak Myself in Manx tartan And march into battle Brandishing a sprig of cushag And Now is not the time to yell “I…2 min read·Oct 1, 2019--1--1
Declan IOMThe WaitHe hadn’t always sat there, we were told. But he had sat there as along as us kids could remember. Sat in a ratty armchair protected from…6 min read·Sep 20, 2019----
Declan IOMThe Ferrish Fella’s ExecutionThe attached story was found within papers generously placed in the Manx Museum by the family of Sophia Quane.11 min read·Sep 18, 2019----