Amanda Durkan

Amanda has been writing for as long as she can remember. A voracious reader, she would often forgo sleep for just one more chapter. She enjoys writing short stories, particularly fiction, and is currently working on a debut novel.

Ireland 5 posts

Inflatable hammer in the Aldi special buy aisle

15 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

Don’t Say Goodbye

Word Count: 525 Liam Gordon first met Aidan Costello while browsing the middle aisle of their local Aldi. They both reached for the last inflatable giant hammer. Neither needed an

A close-up of a mobile phone with blue lights in the background, and the lights reflected in the phone

10 Apr 2026 · 4 min read

999

Word Count: 918 I don’t know when I first knew that a knife to the gut would be the end of me, maybe I always knew. It calmed me

A close up of a person's shoes as they walk on a gravel path

20 Mar 2026 · 2 min read

Walking

Word Count: 478 I walk down the lonely road, nothing to keep me company but my own arms wrapped tightly around my torso. They tremble. It’s the cold, must

19 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

Extract from Chapter 32 of a Novel-in-Progress

The novel follows Feasa, who has spent most of his life in a mental health institution, believing himself to be ill, but later understanding that he has powers. In this

23 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Hammam

Word Count: 491 A massage therapist usually leaves the room so that you can strip down to your knickers in private. You position yourself under a towel, face down on