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Phil Cummins

Phil Cummins is a Dublin-born writer currently living in County Kildare. A keen diarist, essayist and short story writer, themes of interest include family, sense of place, ‘otherness’, and the absurdities of modern life. His award winning short memoir has recently appeared in the Fish 2020 Anthology. His short stories have also been long-listed for the 2020 Segora Short Story Prize and short-listed for the 2020 Henshaw Press Short Story Prize. He is also a contributor to Books Ireland.
Phil Cummins

Phil Cummins

Phil Cummins is a Dublin-born writer currently living in County Kildare. A keen diarist, essayist and short story writer, themes of interest include family, sense of place, ‘otherness’, and the absurdities of modern life. His award winning short memoir has recently appeared in the Fish 2020 Anthology. His short stories have also been long-listed for the 2020 Segora Short Story Prize and short-listed for the 2020 Henshaw Press Short Story Prize. He is also a contributor to Books Ireland.
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Black Humour
Phil Cummins

Charlotte

Friday 17th It was the smell that got people’s attention. Subtle at first but intensifying over time, it ruthlessly shouldered aside the usual odors of

 
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