by Thomas Bartlett | Aug 13, 2015 | ABP, blog, Ireland, satire, writing |
Irish Months Ranked Jan – Jun January In fairness, let’s face it, one of the top 3 worst months. It is forty days long and no one has any money except “those” who save money. The best thing to consider doing is; quitting drink. This has its...
by Thomas Bartlett | Aug 6, 2015 | #ABP, #writing, life |
From Everywhere But Here A girl from Kerry once asked me, “How can you stand it?” I hadn’t a notion what she was talking about, as I thought we had only just met. “What?” She looked at me as one does a fool and said, “Not being from...
by Thomas Bartlett | May 29, 2015 | #writing, blog, childhood memories, Fiction, writing, writing tips |
Broken Wing “I was born before I died maybe thirty years ago. I have survived nothing of note, nor have I endured. I have lied and blagged my way through my years. As a child I would copy off the dumber kids having noticed two things; they got more attention and...
by Thomas Bartlett | May 27, 2015 | #writing, blog, childhood memories, Fiction, Ireland, modernlife, Novel, writing |
Broken Wing “I had real friends at that time who surprised me now and then, this was seldom and it just gave succour to my feeling, that everybody stared ahead afraid. We used to walk to lakes away from anything, and hide there from nothing. We would throw...
by Thomas Bartlett | May 26, 2015 | book, Ireland, love story |
Broken Wing Chapter 1 Wolf clouds raced the light as the night hummed on. People with juxtaposed directions and crossed paths flitted through each others lives. Dublin evening was all around him, ghosts and shadows lurking on every wall. The world’s finest talkers...