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James Bugler

James Bugler

James Bugler is a student at Scariff Community College, Co. Clare, Ireland, and overall winner of the 2026 Edna O'Brien Literary Awards for his short story 'Memento Mori; what to do if your parachute fails'.

Jun 12, 2026

Scariff Bay Community Radio Podcasts SBCR

Scariff Bay Community Radio Podcasts SBCR

INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS -Edna O’Brien Literary awards- 2026

Jun 12 · 21m

Shula ColeranUNKNOWN
6:26
So the winner this year is James Butler for his story, Momentum Ori, What to Do When Your Parachute Fails.
James Bugler
James BuglerGUEST
6:45
This is an extract from it.
James Bugler
James BuglerGUEST
6:47
It's around the middle, close to the beginning, and it starts with, uh, age.
James Bugler
James BuglerGUEST
6:54
I hear it faintly.
James Bugler
James BuglerGUEST
6:55
Someone called my name.
James Bugler
James BuglerGUEST
6:56
I'm lying on something vaguely soft.
James Bugler
James BuglerGUEST
6:59
Through my closed eyelids, I can identify a soft white light, sort of a gentle cousin to the harsher kind you'd see in the hospital.

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