About the Author: Hugh Moloney

Hugh Moloney • He/him • Author of “The Father”

I am a stage 2 English with Creative Writing student who focuses mainly on writing prose. I enjoy writing pieces that explore the minds of characters, and love leaving little mysteries and clues for the reader to find. My piece, “The Father”, was inspired by the ominous character of the priest from a story in Joyce’s Dubliners, and is essentially positing what may have preceded his eerie end. It is also tied to the theme of “Blood” through the recurring motif of the Blood of Christ, and how it spurs the mental collapse of the protagonist.