By Seán O’Donnell Great sheets of light cascaded through the skylights above and bounced around the spacious interior, refracting off the sleek silver surfaces which coated almost every inch of the facility. I have always been astounded by the way in which the warehouse changed colour on the whim of the capricious skies above. In the early morning light, the slick metal … [Read more...] about Creative Corner: The Ghost in the Machine
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Creative Corner: Perspective
By Seán O Donnell I made breakfast for my wife and child, while the former undertook the infinitely more difficult task of waking the latter from his peaceful slumber. They entered the kitchen and I remember faintly how full of joy I felt when I saw their faces, illuminated by the morning sun. Hers drank in the light; it accentuated her features, framing them almost. Her … [Read more...] about Creative Corner: Perspective
Fiction – The Bridge
The Bridge He slid two twenty euro notes across the table. “That’s all we have left,” he said, but that didn’t stop her when she reached for them. That could easily be a lie, but Mabel didn’t think so. It had been hard living these last few months, and most caches of savings were long depleted. Now all anyone wanted to do was leave. A man and two young girls, … [Read more...] about Fiction – The Bridge
New Halloween Fiction – ‘The Submission’
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. … [Read more...] about New Halloween Fiction – ‘The Submission’
New Fiction – ‘Visitors’
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 stretched itself out like a cat, its paws and its arms spread across the … [Read more...] about New Fiction – ‘Visitors’