I'm Irish, but I've spent most of my life elsewhere - France, India, Malawi, Syria, Algeria and Wales ...
I'm very particular about my cherries - you can look but you had better not touch. More importantly, I believe.
My Stories
Dropping in on life.
First published on May 10, 2013 - 23:26 | 42 reads
Whiskey on a summer evening.
First published on May 8, 2013 - 22:20 | 32 reads
Jono 7 - last bit I think.
First published on May 7, 2013 - 12:44 | 27 reads
The dangers of sleeping in company.
First published on May 7, 2013 - 11:26 | 43 reads
Jono 6 - Jono dans le metro.
First published on May 6, 2013 - 20:26 | 37 reads
Jono gets in the way - number 5.
First published on May 4, 2013 - 12:26 | 28 reads
Jono arrives - bit 4.
First published on May 3, 2013 - 16:30 | 30 reads
Jono part 3 - on his way.
First published on May 2, 2013 - 17:28 | 54 reads
Jono in utero
First published on May 1, 2013 - 20:44 | 44 reads
Wearing sunshine, wearing snow.
First published on April 30, 2013 - 12:54 | 45 reads
Conceiving Jono.
First published on April 9, 2013 - 20:18 | 60 reads
Kissing for a pair of shoes.
First published on March 28, 2013 - 22:36 | 68 reads
My excellent new habit.
First published on March 3, 2013 - 00:35 | 43 reads
A Fox in the Snow
First published on January 22, 2013 - 00:33 | 85 reads
Interrupted Chocolate
First published on January 8, 2013 - 21:48 | 36 reads
The French Lesson
First published on January 8, 2013 - 18:03 | 143 reads
The Reluctant Traveller.
First published on December 18, 2012 - 00:49 | 115 reads
Death Cafe.
First published on December 6, 2012 - 18:20 | 54 reads
The Ladies who lunch in Belfast South.
First published on December 4, 2012 - 12:54 | 142 reads
The evocative power of smell.
First published on November 21, 2012 - 17:46 | 111 reads
Goa - not so picturesque at night.
First published on November 20, 2012 - 13:54 | 131 reads
Inkwells
First published on November 20, 2012 - 13:13 | 137 reads
Death at Christmas
First published on November 9, 2012 - 01:41 | 77 reads
Gap Year - a timely rant.
First published on November 5, 2012 - 02:32 | 94 reads
The problem with holidays.
First published on October 25, 2012 - 23:49 | 69 reads
Brindisi under rain.
First published on October 23, 2012 - 18:18 | 131 reads
Sleeping in doorways.
First published on October 22, 2012 - 23:30 | 138 reads
Sweet, severe European winters.
First published on October 22, 2012 - 13:02 | 90 reads
Big Pink Scarecrow.
First published on October 11, 2012 - 18:13 | 124 reads
Assembling a cot in French
First published on October 1, 2012 - 23:29 | 89 reads
Let the day begin.
First published on July 31, 2012 - 22:35 | 86 reads
That Naughty Portrait.
First published on March 22, 2012 - 20:18 | 441 reads
Just another cafe in Paris?
First published on January 15, 2012 - 17:56 | 176 reads
Jack of all trades.
First published on January 4, 2012 - 23:18 | 152 reads
New Year's Day, Belfast
First published on January 2, 2012 - 11:16 | 198 reads
Moon
First published on December 30, 2011 - 23:55 | 141 reads
Lying on rocks in County Galway
First published on December 26, 2011 - 01:08 | 201 reads
Messing about near Easkey
First published on December 22, 2011 - 04:35 | 155 reads
Trashing the Empire 2 - Chapter Red.
First published on December 21, 2011 - 22:58 | 133 reads
Trashing the Empire 1 - Chapter Black.
First published on December 17, 2011 - 12:35 | 262 reads
Egged.
First published on November 26, 2011 - 23:21 | 144 reads
Happy World Toilet Day!
First published on November 19, 2011 - 22:51 | 155 reads
Scapegoats
First published on November 18, 2011 - 23:27 | 130 reads
Death under the Jacaranda tree.
First published on November 15, 2011 - 01:12 | 271 reads
Death on the streets
First published on October 1, 2011 - 12:25 | 166 reads
Sharmet came from Algeria
First published on September 24, 2011 - 16:32 | 172 reads
The Nun and the Gardener
First published on September 23, 2011 - 12:42 | 229 reads
Sleeping rough, sleeping well.
First published on September 22, 2011 - 13:13 | 407 reads
Murder at the Quacking Duck.
First published on August 26, 2011 - 15:13 | 350 reads
Delhi and Dostoyevsky (sequel to Birthday on a Train)
First published on August 21, 2011 - 00:46 | 308 reads
Stranded outside Sarajevo
First published on August 17, 2011 - 02:37 | 325 reads
Frozen moments of a sad and happy life.
First published on August 15, 2011 - 21:33 | 332 reads
The scent of evil
First published on August 15, 2011 - 13:49 | 173 reads
Hangin about naked in the desert.
First published on August 11, 2011 - 22:47 | 543 reads
Trust The Wind
First published on August 10, 2011 - 23:21 | 311 reads
Delhi: my inevitable destination.
First published on August 10, 2011 - 16:23 | 199 reads
Birthday on a train.
First published on August 9, 2011 - 23:19 | 222 reads
Jazz as Therapy
First published on August 9, 2011 - 11:11 | 388 reads
Greek Cafe
First published on August 8, 2011 - 21:24 | 318 reads
Sex, Flying or Opera?
First published on August 6, 2011 - 19:25 | 342 reads
My abscess, my muse.
First published on August 3, 2011 - 11:29 | 395 reads
Roses for Keats
First published on August 1, 2011 - 04:21 | 464 reads
Kicking some serious ass in the classroom.
First published on July 31, 2011 - 07:46 | 220 reads
Daughters are difficult.
First published on July 28, 2011 - 19:22 | 403 reads
Mozambique trip: ducking rebels, muggers and malaria.
First published on July 26, 2011 - 02:53 | 394 reads
Honestly, I'm not lonely.
First published on July 21, 2011 - 20:20 | 422 reads
The unravelling of Ms Mukerjee's sari.
First published on July 20, 2011 - 08:00 | 360 reads
Getting married in prison.
First published on July 19, 2011 - 07:20 | 363 reads
Leaving part last: Philomene to Perpignan.
First published on July 18, 2011 - 16:21 | 361 reads
Leaving part 8: Rainy Night in Paris
First published on July 18, 2011 - 07:35 | 359 reads
Leaving part 7: Paris, Oranges and Philomene
First published on July 17, 2011 - 15:16 | 338 reads
Leaving part 6: A Desolate Dawn in Paris
First published on July 2, 2011 - 06:24 | 364 reads
Leaving part 5: Night of Uncertainty
First published on July 1, 2011 - 21:11 | 206 reads
Leaving part 4: Finally to France.
First published on July 1, 2011 - 16:17 | 203 reads
Leaving part 3: Shovelling shit in Norwich.
First published on July 1, 2011 - 06:29 | 212 reads
Leaving part 2: Sneaking into Scotland.
First published on June 30, 2011 - 17:53 | 237 reads
Leaving part 1: Goodbye to Belfast.
First published on June 29, 2011 - 22:04 | 338 reads
There's a rock chick sitting on my sofa.
First published on February 15, 2011 - 11:58 | 492 reads
Open Air Cinema in the African Bush
First published on December 17, 2010 - 21:31 | 419 reads
A Night in the Cells.
First published on May 7, 2010 - 22:00 | 453 reads
Blue Moroccan Morning
First published on May 7, 2010 - 19:25 | 506 reads
GRACE AND GLORY
First published on April 16, 2008 - 20:55 | 402 reads
ARARAT
First published on March 29, 2008 - 09:24 | 413 reads
Into the Valley
First published on March 26, 2008 - 16:34 | 416 reads
