Keepers of the Shield

Written by Sandy Kelly

Narrated by Alice Wallace

Why would anyone spend a large portion of their life in a world that doesn’t really exist, or with friends they have never met? Those are questions anyone considering online gaming should explore. It starts out innocently enough—with the excitement, unbelievable graphics, and unique storylines that suck you into a world which can rob you of time, self-esteem, health, and the ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy.The sad truth is that there are millions upon millions of people just like you and me who fall down that rabbit hole. It’s a drug, an escape, a test of our fortitude—and it can replace reality to the point of a false existence. And yet, we do it over and over, and we love almost every minute.We, who are called humans, are easily sideswiped off the road of common sense into the dumpster of adventure. I, of all people, can point this out because I spent almost 22 years, and even now—after five years away—I am still going through withdrawals.This is what some call tough love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Release date: Nov 10, 2025
• ISBN: 9798295354472

Sandy Kelly

Sandy Kelly is one of Ireland’s most successful singers. Her awards and achievements include representing Ireland in the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest with The Duskeys, winning the European Gold Star Award for country music in 1985 and representing Ireland at the CMA International Fan Fair in Nashville in 1985 and 1989. Her personal career highlights are recording ‘Woodcarver’ with Johnny Cash, which achieved gold record status, and receiving a gold record for her version of the Willie Nelson song ‘Crazy’ in 1989. Sandy has recorded and toured with a host of legendary US country artists, including Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Glen Campbell, Tammy Wynette, George Hamilton IV and Chet Atkins. Through her prime-time TV series, Sandy, on RTÉ, she got to meet and duet with many of her musical heroes, from Irish stars like Ronnie Drew, Big Tom, Dolores Keane and Philomena Begley to international names such as Charley Pride, Emmylou Harris, Demis Roussos and Leo Sayer. She’ll tell you herself that she has, on more than one occasion, felt the presence of Patsy Cline’s ghost, most memorably on a West End stage while singing ‘Crazy’.