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Rare

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A rare photo of my parents, Martin and Martha (neé Grant) Hayes on their wedding day, in Donegal, 1949. My uncle Sonny rode 190 miles in a pony and trap, to attend the wedding. I’ve always been impressed by my mother’s shoes.

Youth – daily prompt

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Pablo Neruda – Poetry

 

Youth

 

 

Acid and sword blade: the fragrance

of plum in the pathways:

tooth’s sweetmeat of kisses,

power and spilth on the fingers,

the yielding erotic of pulps,

hayricks and threshing floors, clandestine

recesses that tempt through the vastness of houses;

bolsters asleep in the past, the bitter green valley,

seen from above, from the glasses’ concealment;

and drenching and flaring by turns, adolescence

like a lamp overturned in the rain.

Pimply youth, 17, first passport, Oxford St photo studio by the man who did The Beatles’ passports

World Photo Day

My grandson, Fionn, was born five years ago, today and this photo was taken on the morning he was born in a hospital in Wexford. It’s pictures like these, not the fancy landscapes or the funny incidents or the fortuitous snap that caught an historic moment, that make World Photo Day worth celebrating.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FIONN

Saga – 500 word story

The call came after lunch.

‘Is this Mr Trevor of 18 Dominic Court, Dominic Avenue?’

‘Who’s this?’

‘Is this Mr Trevor of 18 Dominic…?’

‘Whoa, there, we could do this all day. Who is this?’

‘I have delivery for you, a package.’

‘Where are you?’

‘Outside.’

‘Where outside, I don’t see you?’

‘Are you Mr Trevor of 18 Dominic Court, Dominic Avenue?’

‘Yes, but’

‘I’m standing outside 18 Dominic Court, Dominic Avenue.’

‘No you’re not because I’m in 18 Dominic Court, Dominic Avenue and I’m looking at the gate and the street outside and there’s no-one there.’

‘I’m standing outside 18 Dominic Court…’

‘No, you’re not. Look, what is your name?’

‘I have a package for Mr Trevor of 18 Dominic Court. I’m going to mark this as undelivered and return it to the depot. You’ll have to collect it there, in person. Bring two forms of ID.’

‘Wait a minute, hello, hello?’

‘Hello, Post Office.’

“Oh hello, someone called me a few minutes ago telling me he was standing outside my gate with a package but when I looked out he wasn’t there but he insisted he was…’

‘How can I help you?’

‘Why would someone say they were outside my gate trying to deliver something when they weren’t there and then insisted they were and almost called me a liar…’

‘What is your address, sir?’

‘What? 18 Dominic Court, Dominic avenue.’

‘Are you Mr Trevor?’

‘Yes.’

‘Your package is here, sir, You can collect it anytime between 8.30am and 5pm, except from 12.30 to 1.30pm, when the depot is closed for lunch.’

‘Hang on, hang on. I was here all morning, waiting for that package. It’s 4.45pm. I won’t get there on time. I’ll have to collect it tomorrow.’

‘Yes, sir. Collection time for packages is anytime between…’

‘Hang on a minute. I know all that. What I want to know is why the guy didn’t deliver the package when I was here and he claimed he was here but he wasn’t?’

‘I don’t know. Your address is 18 Dominic Court, Dominic Avenue? Chiltern?’

‘Yes, what? No. No. I live in Avondale. 18 Dominic Court, Dominic Avenue, Avondale.’

‘Oh, well, he tried  Chiltern.’

‘But that’s not my address. I live in Avondale. Does the address say Avondale?’

‘No, it doesn’t.’

‘Well, does it say Chiltern?’

‘No, it doesn’t. He assumed…’

‘Assumed. Assumed, Are you fucking kidding me?’

‘There is no need to raise your voice or become abusive. He tried to deliver the package  but found no-one there so he returned it , undelivered. You will have to come and collect. Now, I’m sorry but it’s 5pm, this depot is closed. Goodnight, sir.’

He stood staring at the phone, listening to the disconnected tone for a couple of moments before he hung up. The phone rang then, just as soon as he restored it to its cradle.

‘Yes,’ he snapped.

‘Dad, is that you?’

His daughter, he answered, ‘yes’.

‘Are you ok? I’ve been trying to call you.’

‘I’m fine. It was just some delivery saga with the Post Office.’

 

Confession: S’Tonking Story, Mr Tonks

She said the words I knew I didn’t want her to say, for six long years I’ve managed to avoid any issues, avoid any problems, but tonight, of all nights she drops the words I never wanted to hear, but knew one day would come. “I’m in love with your sister!” She says quickly, giving […]

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The Last Time, Ted

The Last Time, (rolling stones cover) Track can also be found here:

via The Last Time (cover) — Artist- Ted Giffin – Musician

TRIPLE TRAGEDY, BLOGRIEF

Richard M. Ankers, author of The Eternals, wrote something this morning. He said he trusted me, words he may live to regret. Richard’s blog writings, brilliance in brevity, have inspired me to write stories in 50 words. None more so than Un-conjoined and free, published yesterday. So much so, after an exchange of comments, we (Dermott Hayes and Richard M. Ankers) agreed to put them together in a, well, slightly weird but fitting, post. So here it is…

How to Evaluate Your Current Author Marketing Strategy

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A Writer's Path

by Ashlee McNicol

We all need a little help sometimes. As authors, it can be really hard to keep up with our writing when social media management and promotions take so much time out of the day. Most of us intend to make it full-time, but if you have no background in business, how can you make this happen without the planning taking too much time out of the day?

Let’s start with the basics in evaluating your current marketing strategy.

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Publish and be Damned, not true?

There is an out-dated judgement in the writing world that self-publishing is a last resort for writers who had no success in finding a traditional publisher. While it may have been true before, this outlook has been turned completely on its head with the arrival of services such as Kindle Direct Publishing and Createspace. These […]

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