Scorched Thumbs
In a busy kitchen, in a fine fish restaurant, on the tip of the Causeway coast, a young chef in training was perfecting a creamy lemon and tarragon sauce. Fionn … Continue reading
Open Justice
The gallery of a courtroom in Belfast. Conversation will be ‘hushed’. On the front row sits CAOILEANN dressed in black and wearing a veil. Two rows behind sits … Continue reading
Blood Soaked Bread
I had some errands to run that day. The bakery felt abrasive and hostile, despite the warm smell of bread wafting in my nostrils. A sense of dread, was building … Continue reading
Fractured Identity
I’m a man about to crumble. A man unable to stagger forward. A man who thrives on others’ reassurances. The aroma of failure constantly invades my nostrils, makes me sick … Continue reading
Pick a Direction
“Come in Sally, welcome. Sally Francis, I don’t believe that we’ve been formally introduced but I’ve been hearing your name a lot recently and I’m sure your well aware of … Continue reading
Life After Life
It’s not the why, that was decided years ago. It’s the how, the how is it actually achievable? How does one commit suicide in a future where nobody dies? That … Continue reading
Modern Love
Blood spurted across the white laboratory floor as the crocodile ripped Geoff’s calf muscle from his leg. A monkey dressed as a doctor makes an incision just above the eyes … Continue reading
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