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J.P. Sexton

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http://www.irishauthor.us

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J P Sexton@john_sexton

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Memoir, Humor and Comedy, Biography

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Brendan Behan, Roddy Doyle, Colm Tobin, Ernest Hemingway, Seamus Heane ...more

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October 2016

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I grew up in the far North of Ireland, on Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula. Inishowen overlooks breath taking scenery and is surrounded by majestic bodies of water. The wild Atlantic Ocean is flanked on either side by Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle.

Donegal is rugged and unspoiled, much like the people and it proves to be a natural canvas for any type of artist. It is where I found my inspiration to write poetry and short stories, as a young lad.

Although poetry was always my first love, I would often wonder if I had a book "in me." I would later come to find out, that in fact, I did. "The Big Yank - Memoir of a Boy Growing Up Irish," is my first commercial venture and will be followed by a sequel, which will depict my adult years after I went out ...more

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I have two exciting announcements!

#1 - I am half-way finished writing my new book "Drawn 2 Danger" (working title). It is Book 3 in "The Big Yank Memoir of a Boy Growing Up Irish" (Book 1) and "Adventures of an Irishman in America" (Book 2) series.

Book 3 will chronicle my part in the United Nations missions in Mozambique (in the aftermath of a bloody civil war) and working as an undercover investi Read more of this blog post »

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J.P. Sexton wrote a new blog post Updated Website I have two exciting announcements! #1 - I am half-way finished writing my new book "Drawn 2 Danger" (working title). It is Book 3 in "The Big Yank Memo Read more of this blog post »
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J.P. Sexton answered Goodreads's question: What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book? I worked as an undercover investigator for the United Nations during the Balkan wars of the 90's. At one stage I was based in Vukovar, Eastern Slavonia, where ferocious fighting between Serb and Croat forces engaged in "ethnic cleansing." Human Right See Full Answer
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“I think, generally speaking, that children have a knack for picking up curse words. Having said that, my brother and I (although admittedly, it was I who displayed a higher level of fluency) took to cursing like frogs take to jumping. Mind you, we received excellent tutoring along the way.”
― J.P. Sexton, The Big Yank: Memoir of a Boy Growing Up Irish

tags: cursing, humor, ireland, irish-writer, memoir

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“In Ireland we have the phenomenon known as a "Spoiled Priest." Unlike a spoiled child, this does not refer to a Priest throwing a temper tantrum.”
― J.P. Sexton

tags: dysfunctional-family, humorous, ireland, irish-culture, memoir, reverse-emigration

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“In Ireland we have the phenomenon known as a "Spoiled Priest." Unlike a spoiled child, this does not refer to a Priest throwing a temper tantrum.”
― J.P. Sexton

tags: dysfunctional-family, humorous, ireland, irish-culture, memoir, reverse-emigration