Short Works 3
Two short stories: Incandescent, written and read by Clare Duffy, and He Who Conquers Himself Is the Mightiest Warrior by Bernie McQuillan, read by Caoimhe Farren.
INCANDESCENT
When men start locking women in towers, a young woman seeks out the help of Rapunzel. Written and read by Clare Duffy.
The Author
Clare Duffy is an Irish writer and performer across stage and screen. She is currently living and writing in Belfast and dreaming about Paris. She gained an MA in Creative Writing from the Seamus Heaney Centre and Queens University Belfast and is working on a screen project, a short story collection, and teaching screenwriting at Queens University Belfast.
Producer: Michael Shannon
HE WHO CONQUERS HIMSELF IS THE MIGHTIEST WARRIOR
In a hospital in Belfast, senior nurse Erin is unsettled to find herself in the role of the patient.As read by Caoimhe Farren.
The Author
Bernie McQuillan is an Irish writer, based in Belfast with her husband and four children and working in health and social care. Her short stories have won awards and been published in journals including The Honest Ulsterman and Women's Way (Ireland). She is an Irish PEN/John Hewitt 2024 Freedom to Write Awardee. Her debut novel The Lobster Pot (2026) was shortlisted by Watson Little x Indie Novella Prize, longlisted by the Caledonia Novel Award and highly commended by Irish Novel Fair.
Producer: Michael Shannon
