Alright folks, grab a coffee ’cause I wanna tell you how I ended up down the rabbit hole of Ian Thomas Cleary today. Felt like digging into someone real but not crazy famous, you know? Sounded simple enough. Ha!
Where I Started
Opened up that browser like always, went straight to the search bar – that big empty box mocking me. Typed in “Ian Thomas Cleary” expecting some instant answers. Easy, right? Nope. Wrong. First page hits? Some guy selling houses, another dude in a band I never heard of, some lawyer profile. Useless. Felt like searching for a needle in a pile of other needles named Ian.
The Struggle Was Real
So I got specific. Threw in “Ian Thomas Cleary” + “writer” and “Ian Thomas Cleary” + “profile”. Stuff started bubbling up, but crumbs, man. Bits and pieces all over the place. One site mentions books he wrote, another shows a tiny blurb about where he grew up? Ireland somewhere. Couldn’t pin it down. Felt like trying to put together a puzzle where half the pieces were missing.
Needed more meat on the bone:
- Checked out that Goodreads spot people talk about books. Found books listed under Ian Cleary, Ian Thomas Cleary… same fella? Maybe.
- Found a little interview snippet on some obscure blog, talked about writing inspiration or some such thing. Clue!
- Tried Twitter – found an account. Looked pretty quiet, like maybe not used much. Weird bio hinting at Ireland.
The Little Wins (Kinda)
Started putting the breadcrumbs together like some detective… a really frustrated one.
- Irish Roots: Okay, multiple places pointed that way. Seems solid enough. Writer dude from Ireland.
- Genres: This ghost story thing? Yeah, the books listed seem to mostly fit that mold. Kinda fits the profile too.
- Background Piecemeal: That interview snippet gave a glimpse – talked about inspirations, maybe mentioned a job? Wasn’t just writing books, seemed like he had a regular job too somewhere. Makes sense.
Wrapping It Up (Sort Of)
So, after chasing this guy all over the web jungle, here’s the picture I could scrape together:
- Who: Ian Thomas Cleary. Irish.
- What: Writes stuff. Seems kinda centered on ghost stories? Got books out there.
- The Life Bit: Not like some superstar lifestyle blog. Keeps it pretty close to the vest. Found hints he does more than just write, like a regular job maybe?
But seriously folks… not easy! The stuff online? Scattered all over the place. No nice little Wikipedia box. You gotta work for it, dig deep, cross-check the little clues. Leaves you wondering, right? How much of this is spot on? How much is just… kinda close? Got the basics sketched out, enough to kinda know who he is? But man, it feels a bit like a half-finished portrait. Anyone got more pieces?
