SPOOKY
I track the bending path of the moon
while its light arcs throughout my room
dripping ceiling shadows down the bedposts
stirring up the wind from yesterday’s ghosts
opening every door with all their might
each one locked by me early last night.
Copyright: Jack Donahue
Stay or Go? Desperate victims of the Irish potato famine - also known as the 'Great Hunger' - sailed out of Queenstown Harbor (now Cork), seeking a better life in America. Some did not make it. Of those who did, many settled in the lower Eastside of NYC. My novel LOST ON CHERRY
I'm smiling because as of today GOODREADS has posted 100% 5-star reviews (39 out of 39) of my debut novel, LOST ON CHERRY STREET. Read the reviews & judge for yourself.
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"This is one of the best historical fiction books I've read in a while. Following several generations of Irish from the Great Potato Famine to their harsh life trying to survive in New York, this book is both gritty and yet poignant. Their hopes and dreams, a Civil War, gang
Just found out that preorders of my debut novel are available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart - what a hoot 😍😍
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41 out of 41 Five-star reviews on GOODREADS
My deepest condolences David for this painful loss -
my first wife battled 20 months with a Grade 5 Gliobastoma - 2 surgeries, radiation, chemo, clinical trials - a warrior like your daughter - wishing you and your wife peace knowing your daughter is no longer suffering.
My wife Danielle and I lost our beloved daughter Miranda on February 16. Miranda died at age 32 of complications from a 2019 brain tumor operation. The funeral was held in Toronto on February 21 and can be viewed here.
I’m Irish ☘️🍀and have the failure/success syndrome - if you can relate to that (whether Irish or not) follow the Callaghan family in my novel LOST ON CHERRY STREET - reviewed on Goodreads, BarnesandNoble, & BookBub
BABY SWITCHED AT BIRTH
It must be an Irish thing,
a tight mesh stretched
over the wound of family secrets
kept for years in a dusty vault,
as if anyone cares
about our most toxic stuff
seeping through
the narrowest hole.
Copyright: Jack Donahue
"Jack Donahue tells a gripping and moving story ... perfectly intertwined with social, historical, and political dramas of several generations in Ireland and United States." From review by Gilad Elbow, novelist and fiction editor of North Dakota Quarterly.
Print edition of debut
'ARRESTED' DEVELOPMENT or 'CONVICTED' IRISH? I say both. Did research for my novel LOST ON CHERRY STREET on the ground in Ireland. Read the early reviews on GOODREADS, &
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DEVIL'S BIT MOUNTAIN. Is this a secret cave? History, mystery and legend in my soon to be released novel, LOST ON CHERRY STREET, features two lovers in 1847 who have a rendezvous in total darkness that determines the fate of three generations of the Callaghan family.
My name is Smith. Jack Smith.
I like my criminals shaken, not stirred.
I'm here to enforce the rule of law
for all Americans.
Tweetledee and Tweetledumb.
LIFELINE
The map of veins
atop the hand
reveals more
than the palm’s
cloverleaf ramp:
hard roads
leading back and forth
through cycles of growth
of music heard, of songs sung
more joy than sorrow
carrying the blood
of ages past.
Copyright: Jack Donahue
8 DAYS TO LAUNCH
LOST ON CHERRY STREET
52 (out of 52)
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"Written with the lush atmospherics of a screenplay, Lost on Cherry Street weaves a century- long tale of Irish American survival during a challenging era of New York City's history. The triumphs and tragedies of the Callaghan clan are presented in an historical context that is
Review by Fiction Editor of North Dakota Quarterly: "With meticulous research and a vivid imagination, Jack Donahue tells a gripping and moving story that weaves action with introspection, vengeance with mercy, agony with hope. The raw emotions, dark secrets and ambitious dreams
"Lost on Cherry Street brought to life a place and a time that were very important in my life as I have family who came to North America during the famine. The Tenement life of the time period came to life under Donahue's magical pen. My ancestors might never have faced the
"Donahue’s research is impressive. Not only did he research events, he also researched the places he cites..." K.M. (read entire review & many others on GOODREADS)
A double rainbow on trip to Ireland - writing historical fiction necessitated visiting every site firsthand in my
JOY
He is twisted.
He is bent.
His body sags.
His tongue wags.
Words escape him
yet the boy is a joy
To everyone one he meets
and greets
Wheeled from room to room,
from place tot place
He cannot wipe the smile
off his face.
Copyright: JACK DONAHUE
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My dad - worked at New York Life just before the stock market crash - was a welterweight prizefighter - joined the National Guard & I have his uniform - I only met him four times in my life - yet I dedicated my debut novel to him & he is the inspiration for Jim Callaghan in ...
"LOST ON CHERRY STREET" is a roller coaster ride following three generations of The Callaghan clan. From their beginnings in Ireland during 'the great hunger' and through their immigration to New York, you will be held captive as their lives play out. It is a dramatic historical
“Ian is 15 years old. In 2019, Ian was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. After surgery and months of chemotherapy, Ian was declared cancer free; however, in November 2021, his cancer would return and spread throughout his body. This past week, he and his family would learn that
"Definitely a must read/must own if you like historic fiction. Multi-generational novel that begins with Peggy O'Rourke in Ireland during the Potato Famine. Peggy and her family are forced to leave their homeland to forge a better life in New York. Lots of heart and drama. The
June 5 podcast - Elizabeth MacDuffie, Editor-in-chief of MEAT FOR TEA literary magazine & podcast, interviews author re: his literary life and select passages read by author (me)
I have been invited to read from my debut novel, LOST ON CHERRY STREET. Live Podcast Q&A with audience June 5
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I only met her once when I was 4 years old - yet she made an indelible impression on my life - my Grandmother on my father’s side - the inspiration for the character Nellie Callaghan in my debut novel, LOST ON CHERRY STREET (launch date 6/25/24)
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Awesome Goodreads review by Marilyn Horowitz, prominent author & writing professor :
"Lost on Cherry Street is no ordinary book. It is an understated epic! The book retells in vivid prose the rise and fall of three generations of an Irish family, whose matriarch, Peggy O'Rouke,
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Early Review ahead of release:
“The pleasure of Donahue's visual poetry is his ability to pluck the reader up and drop them in the centre of a short film. Donahue is an economical poet - no, that does not mean lazy, it means crafted.”
Brett Evans
Poet/Co-Editor Prole (U.K.)