Certificate 12

Ages 12 and up

Using Your Head

Using Your Head By Paul McCann I said to the teacher , I am a poor creature , spare me the time to think . I should have done my sums , with my...

Belfast Afternoons

Belfast Afternoons By Paul McCann Diamond buns and hay-stacks . Coconut macaroons. Baps and scones and currant squares. Belfast afternoons. Beano...

Against the maelstrom

He does not even have to look down at the faces of the other guests. He already knows what they look like. Superficially full of life, apparently...
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Gold cherry

Sparkly Little Paula

I wrote this for International Women's Day but as often, I'm too late for the IP. It's based on a true story of my school friend, Paula Dale.
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Cherry

More Elaines

Elaine and I barely spoke to each other but memories of this gruff, no-nonsense woman have stayed with me for fifty years.
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Cherry

"Good Morning"

Weak sunlight filters through the tree tops Across the leaves blending colors lime to emerald dappling the ground in spots of amber Clouds roll in...
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Cherry

Keep the perspective

She looks at him and notices how his lips are moving. Very professional, pretty confident. But also, a bit human, a touch charming. How he sits...
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Cherry

The Ardoyne Lifeline

The Ardoyne Lifeline By Paul McCann In Ardoyne there was a time that once existed and in my memory I remember the faces of the people in the place...
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The Heart Of Ardoyne

The Heart Of Ardoyne By Paul McCann I grew up in a little village in North Belfast called Ardoyne . It would be impossible to sum up the amount of...
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