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Postcards from the Edge 2.

Posted on April 15, 2014 by jasonoruairc

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2002 World Cup, Belfast, Flags, Ireland, Jason O'Rourke, Kimberley Inn, Kimberley Street, Literature, Lower Ormeau Road, Ormeau Road, Sectarianism, short story, Soccer, writing | 3 Comments

Postcards from the Edge 1.

Posted on April 7, 2014 by jasonoruairc

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ballynafeigh, Belfast, Catholic, Crown Bar, Flags, Happy Birthday, Holylands, Irish flag, Israel, Jason O'Rourke, Literature, Lower Ormeau Road, Ormeau Bridge, Ormeau Road, Palestine, Protestant, Sandy Row, Sectarianism, Shepton Mallet, short story, Somerset, Union Jack, World Cup 2002, writing | 1 Comment

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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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ballyclare, Belfast, Bodhrán, broken bones, bruises, bunting, Catholics, contentious parades, drums, East Belfast, Farnham Street, fear, fenian, fifes, Flags, flegs, Flutes, Glasgow Rangers, Guinness, immigration, Irish girls, Irish Music, Irish writers, Jason O'Rourke, Kelly's Cellars, Literature, Lower Ormeau Road, loyalists, Madden's Bar, orange parades, Ormeau Road, paramilitaries, Poland, Polish immigrants, red white and blue, rioting, Sectarianism, short story, Short Strand, taig, The Hercules Bar, The Queen, UDA, victims, violence, Woodstock Road, WPLongform, writing | 7 Comments

Flagging Hopes

Posted on January 21, 2013 by jasonoruairc

The abrasive, high-pitched, chainsaw-like buzz of his wee car being excessively revved by old Gerry from next door rips me away from my idle daydreaming in front of the TV. I have been watching a report about the continuing Loyalist … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alien Abduction, Ballynafeigh, Belfast, Donegall Pass, DVA, equality, Flags, Jason O'Rourke, Literature, Lower Ormeau Road, Loyalist, Ormeau Road, Peace, Pogroms, protests, riots, Sectarianism, short story, Short Strand, Spongtaneous Combustion, teleporting, tolerance, Tricolour, Union Flag, writing, Yin & Yang | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: Flags

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