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It’s that time again; the lights are up, the songs are being piped out of the shops and Santa is starting to put the elves to hard work. But what about the reindeer? This week Michael Healy wonders if its all not looking a little bit like a reindeer Christmas chain-gang… The Bells on [...]
Who wouldn’t love a pack of little, yellow, evil masterminds to worship your every scheme? If not then you clearly need to get acquainted with Despicable Me ASAP. This week Shannon McHugh writes how she would spend a week with minions by her side.
With one day left to go until All Hallows Eve, Liam King’s short story brings the supernatural to NUIGalway, leaving us with the protagonist, Nate, as he climbs up the chilly and fly-infested stairwell of the English Department Tower Block to submit his essay… but something isn’t quite right.
As we begin our spiral into the world of the supernatural this Halloween, lets take a moment to remember literatures contributions to the pantheon of ghoulish figures and traditions. This week Kristina Reynolds’ dark poem, ‘The Estranged’, revives the ghost of a lady in white… The Estranged These long bitter days, these cold [...]
The hospital. The colours. In this short story by Niamh Clarke, we follow a young girl as she makes her way to Alice’s room… ‘The marks of stool feet stomp out a circle and then another circle and then another.’ I first knew I was there by looking at the floor. The linoleum [...]
Space can be a scary place when you’re all alone and waiting for death. In this short story, David Nevin takes us through the thoughts of his protagonist in what could be the final moments of his life…
WELCOME! It’s that October weather out there. The mist is simply gusting across campus and the deadlines are due in a matter of days; the library’s filling up and the coffee is in hand. So let me take this coffee break to welcome you to Sin’s Creative Corner. With the newly re-vamped Sin.ie enjoying [...]
For our final issue of Sin Volume 14, Arts and Entertainment editor James Falconer held a poetry competition for students. Here are the results…
Sin’s Arts and Entertainment editor James Falconer has been writing his own little novel, ‘The Train’…
Is our world doomed to inevitable failure, regression and disorder? In the following piece, Adam Loughnane discusses…
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