Diversion: Living with Lorraine, Part 3
Lorraine set me up with an easel in the backroom by the window, with an old blanket down to protect the carpet. She brought it back from one of her […]
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Breeders
To begin with, I thought that Breeders might simply be very funny. The emotion snuck in around the edges, while asking some big questions around the motivation to bring sprogs […]
News – short story in Structo issue 12
News! I’ve never had news before. It’s exciting, and also new. I’m delighted to have a short story in the latest edition of Structo magazine, issue 12. I’ve been subscribing […]
Diversion: Living with Lorraine, Part 2
You know that feeling that you’ve forgotten to do something? It followed me around the house all day, and it wasn’t until half past five that I realised what it […]
Diversion: Living with Lorraine, Part 1
London is full of witches. That’s what Lorraine told me in her yellow kitchen, puffing away at a pungent cigarette. She was my new landlady and we were ‘getting to […]
18: Heralds
I’ve started smoking again. Not because I even like it or want to; purely for the excuse. Marina has a strange respect for smoking – she considers it something of […]
Love is a Camera
I have a good view of the front door from here. Not that it opens much. The glass is coloured and wibbly, so there’s little to see most of the […]
17: Night Shift
Wednesday’s are usually fairly quiet. Not much going on in the local clubs midweek. Thursday night is another story – Thursday is the new Friday. And the weekends are hideous; […]
The Weir, 140 Review
The Weir by Conor McPherson at Wyndham’s Theatre Dervla Kirwen made me cry. She was acting at the time. I’ve never cried at the theatre before, so it took me […]
Bus talk; Johnny is a fox
“He’s a total fox.” “What?” “Johnny. He’s so hot.” “Oh.” “Don’t you think so?” “No, it’s not that he’s not handsome…” “But?” “Just when you said it like that. ‘He’s […]
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