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Ten Reasons why you should not drink

January 15, 2010 By Sober Paddy 2 Comments

I find myself staring into the mirror this morning, analysing my appearance and physical condition. I look pretty good, tired and saggy round the eyes, but good nonetheless. I find myself thinking about why I don’t drink anymore, but also trying to really understand why I did for so long without ever really questioning my motivation [Read more…]

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Why you should drink….

January 4, 2010 By Sober Paddy Leave a Comment

Anybody who has ever drunk alcohol will know the feeling of being drunk. You will also know the feeling of waking up with a massive hangover and regretting excessive consumption the night before. When drinking, [Read more…]

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Viva Las Vegas

December 25, 2009 By Sober Paddy Leave a Comment

I rolled underneath the overpass of the six-lane highway. The midday Nevadan sun was beating down heavily. I needed shelter. I was severely dehydrated. My mouth was as dry as an Arabs’ sandal. My head was light and my skin tight and crawling. I had no water, no phone, no wallet, [Read more…]

Filed Under: Short Stories Tagged With: Stories

Only Human

December 21, 2009 By Sober Paddy Leave a Comment

Stock takin

Law makin

Hold my balls they aint goin breakin

Full Fakin

Poise shakin [Read more…]

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: Poetry

So the story goes

December 21, 2009 By Sober Paddy 3 Comments

When I was young boy I spent time in my Grandparents house in a tiny village in County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. I would stay in the guest’s room upstairs, sharing a bed with my older brother. At night there would be no noise at all, save the rain that would gently patter on the skylight, or the odd car making its way to some remote, far flung home. By day there would be little going on. There were fields filled with corpulent cows, sleepy sheep and dirty dogs. There were little lane ways filled with massive tractor tire markings. There were tree’s that belonged to the witches [Read more…]

Filed Under: Short Stories Tagged With: Home, Stories

The Irish Soul

December 18, 2009 By Sober Paddy 5 Comments

The wild imaginings of the hot Irish soul

Pause in quiet defiance

Marvelling at the oblique slash

Of Beauty

That airplane streaks across

The wide open sky

The cathartic

Setting sun [Read more…]

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: Love, Poetry

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