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Guest Post: ‘The Saw,’ by Brian McClelland
On the pavement opposite the Water Office steps sat a man of indeterminate age and nationality. He rested on a piece of old cardboard, legs folded, body slightly bent forward. Grasped in his left hand was one end of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast, Brian McClelland, busking, Literature, Music, Saw, short story, Water Office, writing
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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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Tagged Belfast, CCTV, disabled parking, fake tears, hippy, Jason O'Rourke, Literature, performance, running mascara, short story, sport, stoner, Supermarket, sympathy, trickery, Wheel Clamp, WPLongform, writing
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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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A New Direction, Part 5.
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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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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Tagged Autumn, Beech, Belfast, bike riding, Cherry, Cherry trees, colour, Cycle of Life, death, decay, fireworks, Jason O'Rourke, Literature, Maple, Natural Science, rebirth, Rush, short story, trees, writing
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