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In distant past when spring slept through winter's chill, silent smoke emerged from chimneys spilling fumes into atmosphere, like serpents determined...

Exposition, I'm bad at it, as you can see... Image confected by author from CC4.0 licenced work by Michel Zalinsky and free to use freepng.com

They’ve herded us into halls of residence according to the alphabet, but it seems bizarre that one letter in a surname can determine who your friends...

. A Lucky Father by Paul McCann My children I’ve not forgot , some are mine and some are not . Some of them have passed away , some are here for...

“Passports,” said the man from behind a row of tables. We shuffled along. Farther back, by a wall, soldiers watched us going by, one by one. Their berets, khaki uniforms and Russian assault rifles clashed with our tie-die trousers, hats, bracelets and beads.

Walkers, beware!

there’s always Lisdoonvarna we camped by the strand at Louisburgh, Mayo next to a toilet block with Izal paper and clean fresh water from an outdoor...

The Friend in Arms pub stood at the end of a Georgian terrace. The houses were shabby and split into cheap flats and rooms rented by art students,...

I'd already eaten a big breakfast the day I entered the Coney Island hot dog eating contest. The house we were staying in had a good bakery down the...