Monthly Archives: November 2013

The Desert Fox

The Characters: Andy: big, shaven-headed, tattooed fella in his mid-thirties. Likes to tell a story. Jim & Neil: Andy’s credulous mates. Act 1, Scene 1: Belfast City Centre. Pub interior, late 1990s. The three lads are sitting round a table … Continue reading

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Beyond the Pale

The pavement is too narrow for them, half-blocked by parked cars. They need the full width of the street to tack and weave, for they are completely blocked; snottered. These two culchies have ventured out of the student ghetto of … Continue reading

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Natural Science

You are on a mission: today the stabilisers are off your daughter’s bike for the first time, and you are going to the park. She is excited; impatient to get there, and you have to insist on hopping her up … Continue reading

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A New Direction, Part 4.

If you haven’t already done so, you should read the other parts before you get stuck into this one. It will make more sense. Part 1; Part 2; Part 3. *** Come on, Davy! Jo urged, life on the edge. … Continue reading

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