Joe O’Connor

Joined February 2023

82 stories

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New Zealander

English teacher

Short stories and poems📚

Please be honest- I would love your constructive feedback, as it's the only way I'll get better. Would rather it was pointed out so I can improve!

Currently writing James The Wonderer

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Hope
As we call for peace upon our shores A glimmer of hope, a phoenix soars Rising from the ashes, it’s there - no doubt A seed of change starts to sprout
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Poets
An Inglorious Purpose. Top Story - January 2024.
Arthur stares at the stone. Basalt and black, unmoveable to all so far. Could he really be the one? Doubt courses through his veins; pulsing, pounding.
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Poets
Another Day in the Life
Another day in the life he thought, But that thought would prove unfounded, Chance took its aim and to him it brought, Destiny, which left him quite astounded
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Poets
Making a move
As Breath Catches, Daisy’s Eyes Finally Glance Haltingly Into Jake’s. Kiss? Leaning, Makeout quickly. No-one Observes,
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Poets
Cloud Cuckoo Land- an ode to storytelling
Teenagers don’t read stories anymore; we all know that. How can the printed page compete against the bright lights and never-ending noises of screens?
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Critique
Balancing Barbie: a brutal task
Greta Gerwig is an expert tightrope-walker. Balancing a child’s entertainment with societal critique, the dangers of consumerism against the millions Mattel makes off this movie, and empowering women on the one hand versus unrealistic beauty standards on the other.
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Critique
Oppenheimer: A polarising Prometheus
Man plays with fire, and burns the world. That’s awfully familiar. They say that theory can only get you so far, but does that give you permission to play God with the rest of humanity?
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Critique
The Mona Lisa Effect
Long wait. Overcrowded room. Zig-zagging like the airport line. Chattering anticipation. Phone camera poised. Bated breath for your turn.
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Critique
Hey Avatar, someone wants her story back
So you were the highest-selling movie of all time huh? I guess space + 3D = genius. Those fancy glasses of yours made people miss the real crime. Not mining Ubh-310, but taking what isn’t yours. How appropriate that it’s called Pandora.
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Critique
James the Wonderer
Chapter One- A bishop and a jump “Your bishop’s in trouble boy. Aren’t you going to save it?” James March tried to brush the comment aside and concentrate on his next move, but it lodged itself neatly into his mind, settling alongside the recent revelation that was already burning any fibres of focus he had left.
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Chapters
Four ways to view love
Need the hold of arms on body, Miss the tap of feet when pots and pans are in the sink, Like the hugs that make me safe, Want the feel of skin on skin.
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Poets
Juliet and Juliet.
She is a rose, Tall, soft, kind. True love will find a girl like that. He is near, Ring in hand. Her hand in his hand.
By Joe O’Connor3 years ago in Poets