Monthly Archives: December 2012

Consuming Passions

It is August 2007, and the warm sunshine has brought crowds of Saturday shoppers into the city centre. Belfast’s new cathedral of consumerism, Victoria Square, is not yet open to worshippers. As the complex nears completion the excitement is palpable: … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Those Were The Days, My Friend…

Do you remember when there used to be a metal paling fence outside Kelly’s Cellars that made a sort of corridor? It had a turnstile at the end, by St Mary’s. And there were those big gates at the end … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

The Cat’s Whiskas

I’ve slept in. Nightmare. Red-eyed and hungover, I jump out of bed. My head is banging and my stomach is full of acid; I might boke yet. In a flash, I recall that there was whiskey last night. We’d been … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

Strangers on a Plane

She is dripping with gold, well-dressed, classy. The whole ensemble looks expensive: silk scarf, camel hair coat. She is attractive too; in her early forties I would guess. Her shoulder-length dark brown hair falls perfectly. The fingernails are such a … Continue reading

Rate this:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments