Read ‘There’s a Joab Oan’ in the Glasgow Review of Books

 

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You can now read my short story ‘There’s a Joab Oan‘ over on the Glasgow Review of Books website!

Deek can see ghosts. Deek lives in a house haunted by its former occupier, Stan. Deek can’t be fucked doing the housework, or doing his job – helping Stan hunt other ghosts for cash – or doing anything really. He just wants to watch telly in peace. Fat chance.

“Christ, forgive me fir thinkin a fuckin ghost might huv a bit ae insight intae the eftirlife. Patrick fuckin Swayze oer here.”

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