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Footloose in a Bingo Hall!Following a riot of sexagenarians at a south Dublin bingo hall, Father Declan must cleanse Jack Pott's Star Crumlin of a restless nest of pubescent psychic echoes implanted by overheated teenagers during a 1970s pop concert.Set in Ireland, the Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are upbeat, redemptive contemporary fantasy short stories. Some are humorous, and others mildly horrifying.
2) Bush League
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In this nostalgic short story, a boy's summer vacation plans are cut short by an unfortunate incident with hedge trimming shears.
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A Macabre Musical Mystery. When a restless ghost's incessant playing of bawdy tunes on her phantom tin whistle drives the elderly Benedictine Sisters to distraction, a Franciscan friar is summoned to use his spiritual gift of Insight and bring blessed harmony back to Kylemore Abbey. Featuring a guest appearance by the spirit of shepherdess Bina McLoughlin, the Queen of Connemara. The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone...
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When the mysterious Night Nurse at a hospice for dying miners selects Sister Angela as her successor, the young nun must walk the fine line between faith and fear to discover the truth about the Night Nurse's dreadful Gift. This is a Western Horror short story with a Catholic twist. Approximately 7,500 words. NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.
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Fr. Declan O'Shea, an Irish Franciscan monk with the gift of "insight," investigates reports that a wailing banshee, dreaded portent of doom, has returned to the burned out, uninhabited castle at Duckett's Grove, Co. Carlow. The Fr. Declan O'Shea Supernatural Mysteries are a series of upbeat, redemptive urban fantasy short stories...with a Catholic twist.
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Father Declan O'Shea, a Franciscan friar with the spiritual gift of Insight, investigates a bizarre cattle mutilation in County Carlow, Ireland. But more than cows are on the block when a throng of malodorous peat faeries invades the Leinster Co-Operative Mart. The Father Declan O'Shea Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often comical urban fantasy short stories…with a Catholic twist. Approximately 8160 words....
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Uncanny Creatures in Father Declan's Supernatural Mysteries
Franciscan Father Declan O'Shea, with his spiritual gift of Insight, has encountered a variety of supernatural beings. His ministry of reconciliation and setting captives free most often involves releasing earthbound spirits.
But sometimes, the Irish friar finds himself assisting souls of an entirely different sort.
In these six long-form short stories previously published individually,...
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When the legendary Hairy Man abducts a teenage girl from her Quinceañera, a Dominican priest, a German muleskinner, and a lovesick young tailor mount a rescue mission. Their pursuit takes the unlikely heroes into the steep and treacherous Sandia Mountains above Albuquerque. This is a Weird Western short story from The Inquisitor series, detailing the fantastic, supernatural, and strange exploits of a brawling Irish priest sworn to defend and protect...
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A broke and broken gold miner digging a grave for wages witnesses a shocking desecration by a mysterious bloated figure in a black frock coat. Will he survive his encounter with the Gold Hill Ghoul? This standalone weird western horror story takes place in Gold Hill, Colorado, 1864. Rated PG-13 for language and gore. Approximately 4055 words.
11) Coffin Stick
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In this short memoir story, a young boy finds a cigarette on the sidewalk and wonders what to do with the "coffin stick." Rated G. Approximately 1400 words.
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Never Bargain With a Banshee! A Franciscan friar must defend a philandering fiancé from a judgment of doom pronounced by an enraged fairy queen. Featuring guest appearances by Saint Flannán and Aoibheal, the dread banshee guardian of the O'Brien clan. The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of upbeat, redemptive, and often humorous contemporary fantasy short stories set in Ireland.
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In 1880 Socorro, vampire bounty hunter The Sundown Kid goes undercover as a cardsharp street urchin to swindle and seize a low-life outlaw."Quicker Than the Eye" is a standalone weird western tale set in the "Holy Heretics" universe. Rated G. Approximately 1425 words.
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When a gifted Irish priest and his pagan companion visit a remote village to explore the ruins of a cursed convent, they discover a dark arts disciple whose infernal powers threaten them with fates worse than death. Approximately 12,000 words. The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often humorous urban fantasy short stories set in Ireland.
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In an Irish village once ravaged by the Great Hunger, a Franciscan friar risks body and soul to save an anorexic young woman from the legendary Famine Man's curse. Approximately 8,500 words.The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often humorous urban fantasy short stories set in Ireland.
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Feathers Flying!Everything that could go wrong does, when a Franciscan priest attempts to bless a previously desecrated monument to Paddy the Pigeon, decorated veteran of the Normandy Invasion. This whimsical and comedic short story, with just a whiff of the supernatural, is rooted in historical fact and set in Carnlough, Northern Ireland.
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Battling Brothers Need a Keeper
Mirth and mayhem ensue when a Franciscan friar is recruited by two guardian angels to rescue a pair of ghosts who are cursed to endlessly spar on an ancestral ruin.
The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of upbeat, redemptive, and often humorous contemporary fantasy short stories set in Ireland.
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Spiritual warfare at its silliest!A gifted Irish priest engages in silly spiritual warfare with a swarm of mischievous imps that are turning an obnoxiously inclusive Anglican church's Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve service into mirthful mayhem and playful pandemonium.The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often humorous urban fantasy short stories set in Ireland.
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A desperate and volatile werewolf enlists Father Declan's aid in breaking the curse that's killing his wife. Set in Kinnitty, Clareen, and the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Offaly, this thrilling and romantic supernatural tale is steeped in legend and served with a Catholic twist.The Father Declan O'Shea Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often comical urban fantasy short stories set in Ireland. Approximately...
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When a clever clairvoyant and the ghost of a murdered Indian girl ask a wandering warrior priest and his remarkable mule for help with a burial, resistance from the locals threatens to make them all permanent residents of the cemetery in 1880 Santa Cruz. "The Odd Fellow's Champion" is a standalone weird western tale set in the "Holy Heretics" universe. Rated PG-13 for violence and language.