Examples of current writing



 
"Chicken and Whiskey" a flash fiction
"... We're in the middle of bloody Roscommon, there's no Germans here...   (continued)
 
 
Excerpt from "It's about time" , a novel
" Beside me, a woman has sat down holding onto a kid. No idea what age but it's the stage where they stick out their hands, full of jam and snot or whatnot, and point.
"Who are you?""  (continued)
 
 
From "Another day" , a short story
"In our fourth year as a couple, we packed a haversack and took a bus to Kerry. She had finished her Master's degree in February whereas I was still struggling through mine. We went to stay in a small cottage, near an unremarkable town, cheap, but within walking distance of the sea. It was Easter weekend, the sun was out, the sky was blue and the shops were shut."  (continued)
 
 
From "Beneath it all" , a short story
"The seven of spades was missing from the deck which meant putting the six of hearts, or diamonds, on the red eight, whenever it came up. It was a bonus really not having that card; one less thing to find. The game would be even easier if more cards went missing."  (continued)
 
 
"Monday morning song" , a song lyric
If I could push aside the duvet, you know I surely would ...   (continued)
 
 
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