TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion of physical and emotional trauma and abuse.
Welcome to our St. Patrick’s Day Lit for Christmas party!
In this episode, Marty and his friend, Madeline, indulge in a wee drop of Irish Cream, Crème de Menthe, and vodka and get serious (and seriously drunk) talking about Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These.
BONUS POINTS: Take a drink every time Marty tries on a bad Irish accent!
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT:
Bailey’s Mint Martini (recipe adapted from lemontreedwelling.com)
Ingredients:
Directions:
1. Fill cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Add ingredients; cover and shake well.
3. Strain into a martini glass.
4. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings as desired.
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT NONALCOHOLIC ALTERNATIVE:
Use ingredients and follow above directions, substituting mint simple syrup for Crème de Menthe, Bailey’s Coffee Creamer for Bailey’s Irish Cream, and Arkay’s Zero-Proof Vodka for vodka.
Marty has a Master's in fiction writing, MFA in poetry writing, and teaches in the English Department at Northern Michigan University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He served two terms at Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula, and has published the poetry collection The Mysteries of the Rosary from Mayapple Press. For more of Marty's thoughts and writing visit his blog Saint Marty (saintmarty-marty.blogspot.com) or listen to his other podcast Confessions of Saint Marty, also on Anchor.fm. Marty is a writer, blogger, wine sipper, easy drunk, and poetry obsessor who puts his Christmas tree up in mid-October and refuses to take it down until the snow starts melting.
Madeline has a BA in English Creative Writing and gin drinking. Currently, she is pursuing a Library Science graduate degree and avoiding the Lizard Man of Bloomington. In her spare time, she enjoys reading eco-lit, true crime, and Alice Hoffman books.
Music for this episode:
"Jingle Bells Jazzy Style" by Julius H, used courtesy of Pixabay.
"A Christmas Treat" byM agic-828, used courtesy of Pixabay.
Other music in the episode:
"The Christmas Reel." The Chieftains. The Chieftains 10. Claddagh Records Ltd., 1981.
A Christmas Carol sound clips from:
The Campbell Theater 1939 radio production of A Christmas Carol, narrated by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore.
This month's Christmas lit:
Keegan, Claire. Small Things Like These. Grove Press: New York, NY, 2021.