August 2026
essayist.ie is one of three interconnecting web sites.
esy.ie – my Essayist’s Notebook
essayist.ie – this site explores the craft of the essay
essays.ie -where the work is available to read
esy.ie is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and you can visit any time
essays.ie is deliberate and slow growing. At least two new essays are in preparation.
essayist.ie – this site – By the end of the year 2026 it should hold a number of pages on the being and boundaries of essayism. And I should have begun to post regularly, what I shall call fragments of attention. Here is the sediment from a previous edition: fragments
David Marshall
For those unfamiliar with my writing…
You may enjoy the broader range of essays, reviews and reflections published at The Marshall Review (rvw.ie), or my writing on governance and public policy at Marshall on Policy (policy.marshall.ie).
Readers interested in fiction, philosophy, and the territory between essay and story may also enjoy The Marginalia of Sigi, (sigi.ie) drawn from the world of The Sigi Chronicles, where I experiment with combinations of short story, essay method, and occasionally a little humour.