celticman
Primary tabs
Pages
My stories
You are not your illness.
The girls left a heady brew of perfume behind. I poured Etian some water and he was well enough to sit up in bed and sip it. He began coughing and...
- Read more about You are not your illness.
- 7 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 1596 reads
Cancer ward
‘I’ll be back for lunch,’ I sat on the side of his bed and squeezed his hand—‘someone’s got to make sure you eat something.’ The two policemen...
- Read more about Cancer ward
- 13 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 2552 reads
The Rules of Leviticus.
We had an extended breakfast. His eyes crinkled with laughter watching me make a pig of myself and eating for two. My eyes jerked open, when Etian...
- Read more about The Rules of Leviticus.
- 3 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 959 reads
Glasgow's Necropolis
I didn’t sleep that night. My wife clung to me in our bed and whispered to me not to go. She was pregnant. Her belly pushing against me, her smooth...
- Read more about Glasgow's Necropolis
- 7 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 1517 reads
Creeping F-ing Jesus.
The old man pulls a crumpled hanky from the side pocket of his jacket, and blows his nose. He peers at his notes and then at us with watery grey eyes...
- Read more about Creeping F-ing Jesus.
- 14 comments
- Log in to post comments
- 3633 reads
Great read, but the ending
Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2023
Great read, but the ending had me confused. With the reference to Marley and Mary, it had me wondering if the narrator was a dog. And I was missing something. (Not unsual in my case).
Read full commentPosted in Those We Leave Behind
the not so rich and the
Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023
the not so rich and the famous, including you too Turlough. No statues yet, but let that not be a regret. Feed the ducks and prosper. You're the right side of the turf.
Read full commentPosted in Patrick Kavanagh and Me
who knows? But we'll all find
Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023
who knows? But we'll all find out in the less than gentle night.
Read full commentPosted in Do Not Go Gentle Into That Dark Night
that seems true, to you and
Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023
that seems true, to you and me, and so many others that yearn to be free and write a great novel or two, or even one would do. Barely noticed, but sitting on a shelf, itself, something.
Read full commentPosted in To see the day of light
the side effects of the side
Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023
the side effects of the side affects are always the killer. Then I guess everything is. I feel I shouldn't say I enjoy reading your dispatches from the front line, but I do. Hallucinations are always interesting.
Read full commentPosted in Chemo2 - session 3
it rocks Jenny
Posted on Fri, 17 Nov 2023
it rocks Jenny
Read full commentPosted in Analogy Of Adventure
you've nailed it. Don't know
Posted on Thu, 16 Nov 2023
you've nailed it. Don't know if that helps?
Read full commentPosted in Anxiety
I am very impressed. I am
Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023
I am very impressed. I am very impressed indeed. Much more to blackthorn than black.
Read full commentPosted in Blackthorn
her mum's right. If a ring
Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023
her mum's right. If a ring suits, she really should get married. makes sense especially in such a multicultural society. Look forward to seeing and hearing how she explains the man/robot in the toilet.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you....Part 8
yes, it seems that every kid
Posted on Mon, 13 Nov 2023
yes, it seems that every kid now has 50000 photos before they are five. When they ask what was I doing then? A photofile is always in bloom. An old fashioned diary is not everyone's choice. But for people like us it gives us a voice.
Read full commentPosted in I Never Kept A Diary
Pages