Tag Archives: fear

Guest post: ‘sometimes’, by Martin McKenna

Posted on May 15, 2017 by jasonoruairc

sometimes when the traffic weakens you feel you could have the run of the city in memorium. when there were no capitalisations, only silent confetti   and these light needles back through these shut blinds seam all the day mine. … Continue reading →

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A View from the Abyss

Posted on June 25, 2015 by jasonoruairc

This morning is different to the others. I awake lying naked on a plain of polished obsidian. It is lit by a dim, pale, light, as if the crescent moon were hidden behind a thin covering of cloud. The plain stretches … Continue reading →

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A New Direction, Part 4.

Posted on November 5, 2013 by jasonoruairc

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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You are my Sunshine (200-word original version)

Posted on August 31, 2013 by jasonoruairc

It‘s a spring morning, and I’m getting dressed. I always keep the bedroom curtains closed, and today there’s a beam of sunlight coming through the gap. I pull a scarf from the drawer, and dust particles fly up, illuminated in … Continue reading →

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Drumbeat

Posted on April 19, 2013 by jasonoruairc

Pawel still hasn’t fully grasped the complexities of Belfast’s sectarian society. He is lying on the cold concrete of the entry. Yellow-edged, purple bruises are blossoming unseen on his body. Each breath stabs like a knife. He doesn’t know it … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation

Posted on April 5, 2013 by jasonoruairc

The crash of the front door being slammed with great force jarred Jim uneasily awake from a pleasant and peacefully-stoned sleep. There followed the sound of running footsteps in the hall and then the thud of the back door; curious. … Continue reading →

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South Central Belfast

Posted on March 7, 2013 by jasonoruairc

Rare birds have flown thousands of miles to land on the Lower Ormeau Road. It is a glorious summer Saturday and I am going across town to visit a friend who lives on the Antrim Road. They are standing outside … Continue reading →

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The Thing that went Bump in the Night

Posted on February 12, 2013 by jasonoruairc

I was asleep in my bedroom under the eaves of the student house in Rugby Road when it happened. My little bed was lifted clean off the floor, the jolt of its return awakening me. My first thoughts were that … Continue reading →

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Those Were The Days, My Friend…

Posted on December 10, 2012 by jasonoruairc

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 →

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