Category Archives: fiction

The Caretakers

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Dr Éimear O'Connor HRHA, HRUA

The faded old door was locked, the house apparently blind to the outside world. We were looking through the broken grey-veiled windows, you and I, peering at the slate on the floor. “See that? Do you? They danced on that … Continue reading →

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Strange Times

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Dr Éimear O'Connor HRHA, HRUA

Daydreaming, I used to imagine the atmosphere. Sirens, bomb shelters, airplanes, broken streets, children in shorts and ankle socks with no elastic, old women picking over the remnants of their life. Queuing, always queuing, for bread, or sugar, everyone groaning … Continue reading →

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