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Tag Archives: Agincourt Avenue
Xmas Special
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Tagged Agincourt Avenue, anti-depressants, anti-inflammatories, Asia Supermarket, Bank charges, Belfast, confusion, depression, fluoxetine, Jason O'Rourke, Literature, Lower Ormeau Road, McDonald's, Ormeau Road, Sainsbury's, Service with a Frown, short story, Single parent, The Cat's Whiskas, writing
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Service with a Frown
The Asia Supermarket on the corner of Agincourt Avenue and the Ormeau Road is an Aladdin’s Cave of delights. It is a hulking, windowless, rectangular block, which is partially obscured on the Ormeau side by dusty Rowan trees, and thick … Continue reading
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Go Ahead
It’s been a miserable week so far, what with the news about Jim’s dad needing chemo, and the heavy snow interrupting things. I really don’t understand how one night of snowfall can bring the whole city to a standstill like … Continue reading
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Tagged Agincourt Avenue, Belfast, Bodhrán, Botanic Gardens, Chemotherapy, Cormorant, Green Man, ice, Jason O'Rourke, Literature, lovers, Lower Ormeau Road, Maysfield, Ormeau Road, Peace, Rhododendron, River Lagan, Rutland Street, sculpture, Seamus Heaney, short story, slush, snow, snowball fight, snowman, Stranmillis Embankment, The Market, Tin Whistle, Witch Hazel, writing
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Political Football
He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Simple as that. It could so easily have been me. I am still selfishly grateful that he was there in front of me, that his action saved me from the … Continue reading
The Road to Damascus
You know when you’re just minding your own business and all of a sudden something happens and you’re like, Oh Sweet Jesus, because it’s totally unexpected and unwanted. So there’s me, walking back from the town, and I cut through … Continue reading
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Tagged Agincourt Avenue, Belfast, Botanic Gardens, Damascus Street, Gypsy, Holylands, Jason O'Rourke, Literature, Ormeau Road, Rory McIlroy, shame, short story, writing
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Snapshot
I got a few strange looks. This didn’t surprise me, because my activity was a wee bit unusual. Photographers tend to be forgiven their abnormal behaviour, but in my case, today’s photographic expedition had been to get pictures of some … Continue reading
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Tagged Agincourt Avenue, Belfast, Botanic Gardens, Forestside, Holylands, Jason O'Rourke, Literature, Ormeau Road, Post-Modern, postmodernism, short story, writing
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Laundry
I used to walk past the launderette at the top of Agincourt Avenue on my way to Queen’s University. In the winter I would cut through the entry to briefly warm myself in the hot steam that blasted out from … Continue reading
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Tagged Agincourt Avenue, Belfast, Holylands, Jason O'Rourke, Literature, Ormeau Road, short story
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Vernacularisms 