Stories tagged neil-mccarthy-irish-poet

On a bridge in Regensburg

by Neil McCarthy, Nov 03, 2013
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To hear my name, called out across the Roman stones on a bridge in Regensburg through the languid March drizzle, was to breathe again as my head burst through the water.

Proclaiming to go forth with the strangulation of his own son

by Neil McCarthy, Feb 22, 2014
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Earlier in my career as fantasist, I imagined my uncle had been a warrior in his previous life – not a soldier adorned with medals in full military regalia mind, but more a half-naked spear-wielding tribal chief in face paint.