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The Sound of Silence
He firmly locked the front door. Suzie screamed, followed by the rumble of the van’s engine and the crunch of the tyres on gravel as he drove away from the…
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Crash, bang, wallop
I stopped at the local hardware store on my way back from collecting Susie from the playschool. I was determined to start a thorough clean-up for Christmas and needed extra…
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Shadows in the Dark
Marie entered the dimly lit kitchen after an eight-hour shift at Dunnes. Her feet ached; she bent down and untied her laces, tossing the black Ecco shoes into the cramped…
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Circumference
“Welcome, everyone. Please look up at the board. Can anyone tell me what a circumference is?” Anita said, addressing her second-year maths group. “Sir, what Ms?” Larry spoke up from…
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My Oldest Brother – Robert (Aged 70)
Robert. You were an icon of youth organizations within Inchicore. A master on the drawing board of architecture. A safety official on the hills. From the time we could walk,…
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Bob Williamson
Bob Williamson lived at number 42, and he looked like the sort of man people crossed the road to avoid. A murderer, a paedophile, or something equally menacing—at least, that’s…
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The Old Coat
The spare bedroom in Granny’s old house. The wardrobe door creaks treacherously when eight year old Simon slowly opens it. An old coat of faded tartan with nostril-wrinkling odours. The…
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Ring out the Old, Ring in the New
Yes, yes, yes. New Year’s Eve is a perfect day to ring out the current boyfriend to be available for new love starting the next day. Decluttering I call it.…
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Freedom Within
She danced among the cherry blossom trees lined along the road as far as the eye could see. A flood of water lay stagnant at the edge of the road…
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The Christmas Killer
Detective Harry Ford sat motionless at his desk in the LAPD homicide unit late that Christmas Eve. Staring at the page with one name on it. He should have been…