Tag Archives: Jason O’Rourke

Let Down

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jasonoruairc

My foot tapped agitatedly, and my fingers periodically drummed the wooden table. I glanced from my watch to my half-finished pint and back again. Where was she? I was hungry and it was looking like I’d been stood up for … Continue reading →

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Done

Posted on January 7, 2014 by jasonoruairc

Got ya! said Mark, looking up at me from the monitor with a satisfied smile, see there: fit as a fiddle, this one. Nice-looking, too. He rewound and then played back the CCTV footage of the shopping centre car park … Continue reading →

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Xmas Special

Posted on December 20, 2013 by jasonoruairc

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A New Direction, Part 5.

Posted on December 16, 2013 by jasonoruairc

If you want to read the story from the beginning, or catch up on parts you’ve missed, it’s all here. *** Davy was struggling to keep his disappointment from spoiling the afternoon. Should have known better he told himself, always … Continue reading →

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The Desert Fox

Posted on November 29, 2013 by jasonoruairc

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

Posted on November 18, 2013 by jasonoruairc

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

Posted on November 13, 2013 by jasonoruairc

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.

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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Happy Birthday

Posted on October 22, 2013 by jasonoruairc

I still get excited about my birthday, even though I’m not a kid any more. Da keeps saying I need to grow up and wise up, and he’s right, I know he is. But all the same, turning 18’s one … Continue reading →

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A New Direction, Part 3

Posted on October 3, 2013 by jasonoruairc

I would recommend you read Parts 1 and 2 if you haven’t already done so. Part 1, Part 2. *** As the journey progressed, landmarks disappeared from sight in Davy’s rear-view mirror. First Carrickfergus Castle, its stone bulk impressively dominating … Continue reading →

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