A Blirt to the End and Other Stories

Short storiesA Blirt to the EndDonal can’t do anything right, as his wife has frequently pointed out to him. Can he manage the perfect murder and suicide, or will it all end in tears?A Famous American Poet Meets the New Irish WomanA largely factual autobiographical tale set in The Suffolk House (as it was then) in Dublin.QuitsTommy saved Pat’s life and won’t let him forget it, but Pat finds a way to get even.Mother Knows BestMother Earth is on hunger strike against the stockpiling of “nucular” weapons, but there is an Irish solution to a worldwide problem.The Forged AutographWhen Rhonda the Rock and Roll Queen, disguised as a man to evade her adoring fans, needs to pee, which door will she Ladies, Gents or Exit? it’s been snowing.With InterestA spiritual savings account pays off explosively.Emma’s Ice Cream TreeCan ice cream grow on trees? Six-year-old Emma hopes so.The CommunicantA childhood obsession lasts a lifetime.Horse SenseA horse catches a would-be arsonist.Until Death Do Us PartThe story behind the “Deathbed Nuptials. Lovers cut down in a hail of bullets exchange vows among wildflowers.”Full CircleA leprechaun shows 11-year-old Brian the truth about pots of gold.The Joy as It FliesCan bitter enemies ever be friends? Are people really good at heart, as Anne Frank believed?A Christmas Without SnowA northern tourist in Key West, Florida, finds an unexpected gift from an unlikely Santa.