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I See You
Are you ok? My car slides past you at the traffic lights. I can tell you’re not alright. The weight of the world is heavy right now. I don’t know you. But I wish you did not have to carry it. Tesco bags in each hand, Soles of your shoes so thin. I wonder what… Continue reading I See You
Concrete Phoenix
“Life had not been too kind to Declan just lately. But according to the horoscope in this morning’s paper that was soon to change. Not that he believed in that stuff. The thirty four year old factory worker had gotten used to being a magnet for trouble over the last few years. That was just how it was,” the old man read. He continued…
Magical
The race horse ‘Magical’.
Cocaine Scream
Somewhere a door clicked and Eoin knew that she was sneaking out again. He sighed and picked up his eight month old daughter Ella off the floor, who responded with an indignant squeal.
Just in Case
The scene was warm and homely with the family gathered around the TV. Like millions of other families in Britain they were relaxing after a hard day at work and school. In front of them they each had lap trays with a plate of fish fingers and chips.
High Suicide Rates in Northern Ireland – an Essay
Here in Northern Ireland we have the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of suicide in the UK for two years in a row.
Bloody Sunday
Playlist for this post They crawled on their bellies, Bullets over head. To try and help the victims, Who unstoppably bled. Boys, injured, wounded, Children, like yours and mine. Thrown about like they were nothing, Not worth the British time. They were here to fight an evil But what they became was far far worse… Continue reading Bloody Sunday
Reboot
There are some things you just instinctively know without needing evidence. I guess you could call it intuition. Others might describe it as a sixth sense. But I don’t believe in any of that crap – usually.