What Hope Is There?
The following was an entry for this year’s Hubert Butler Essay Prize. The prompt was “With narratives of conflict currently distorted by misinformation and the…
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The Christmas Party
“Good evening, I’m Muire Geoghan for RTÉ’s general election results special coverage, and we can confirm at the current count the next government will most…
The Candidate: Part 1
The last four months of Gabrielle’s presidential campaign have been rough. She knew it would be, but it was still difficult. The attack ads went…
(Rhyme Entertainly series) The State of Affairs
Staying, sleeping, smiling, growling, carrying on and astray, Sucking and howling, fucking and loosing, finally fading away, Mumbling and choking, fearlessly stroking, leading the pack,…
The Death of a Professor
Death to Israel’s apologists! Professor Kruger blamed himself for the graffiti sprawled in white spray paint on the bricks of the south wall of Altman…
What Can Be Done To Resist The Abuse Of Political Power?
This essay was written and entered into the 2022 Hubert Butler Essay Prize. Due to competition T&C, it could not be published until now but…
The End Of History; The Liberal Lie Promoting Conservatism
Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges.– George Carlin “The End of History” is the term coined by political scientist Francis Fukuyama…
Election Day
Dr. Silva laughs and points out the windshield towards some indecipherable sign a few kilometers in the distance. I don’t reply. The coffee burns the…
A Reason to Keep Fighting
I remember it was an old building. One of those asbestos-laden floors, don’t crack the threshold when you walk in or you might be in…
Incurable
“Those the screening results?” Skemp asked. He put down his coffee. “Yep,” Gomes said. He put the files down on the table and sat down…
