Was asked to write a short essay for ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ on its latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ offering 1,000 euro in prize money, 500 words maximum, flash fiction and creative non fiction, deadline December 10, with Nature as a central theme. Before discussing the important role Nature can play in setting scene, mood and suspense in creative writing, let me confess a couple of things. First and foremost, I’m married to someone who in a previous not-too-long-ago