Liam Ireland

Joined November 2020

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I Am...whatever you make of me.

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Where Art Meets Real Life
One sultry evening in the south of Spain, a very good Spanish friend invited me out for a few drinks. He took me to a place near the local airport called Vaj69. The name seemed to have sexual connotations, and yet, from the outside, it appeared to be a respectable hotel of no ill repute.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Fiction
The Happiest Heist Of My Life
I triumphantly left school at the age of fifteen without any qualifications at all. I was considered a lost cause, nothing much better than canon fodder. The fact of the matter was I was painfully shy. I was overwhelmed and failed by the education system at a high school that was little better than a jungle full of dangerous animals. I always promised myself that one day I would show them who the stupid one really was, and it wasn't me.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Fiction
A Schoolboy Heist
At Junior High school, I was the weakest link, the boy always being beat. One time, I was beaten to a pulp by a gang of fifteen thugs, just for the fun of it. As a result, I had low self esteem and no self confidence. It was a living hell.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Fiction
The Heist Of My Life In A Latte
It is not often that one can enjoy a serendiptous gift from the gods themselves, let alone from a mere mortal. And yet, on this day I am about to tell you about, it did happen.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Fiction
Destination Unknown
In 1954, Agatha Christy, of whom I am still to this day a fan, published her novel 'Destination Unknown'. And, since 1954 was also the year of my birth, and the title of Christy's novel is an apt description of the journey that my life has so far taken, it seems appropriate to adopt that title to describe my time on this planet. Indeed, given the mystery of what happens after death, 'destination unknown' may well even serve as a suitable epitath for my tombstone, as and when my departure arrives.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Earth
The Shock Of The New
In the history of art, there are very few artists who have had quite the same effect of shocking the world with such a bold statement of intent, as Pablo Ruiz Picasso.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Art
The Persistence Of The Love Of Art
Way, way back in 1981, after almost fifteen years of one dead-end job after another, due entirely to a lost education, I started a degree in Art and Design History. I have to say this course of action completely transformed my life.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Art
Yesterday I Almost Had An Art Attack
It's a funny old world, some filth steals your expensive bike, Smart Phone or a few thousand dollars in cash, and a uniformed officer of the law does not have the slightest interest. It seems like it is all just too much effort. Not worth the paperwork.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Art
Somebody Stole My Life!
This afternoon I was about to go out on my bike for a ride and a little shopping. These days, being of senior years and not in the best of health, it is my only means of prolonged periods of exercise, and of enjoying a degree of independence and freedom.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Criminal
The Longest Journey
As heists go, this one took quite some time - twenty five years to be exact - twenty five long years of planning and executing, but it was so worthwhile in the end.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Fiction
The Heist Of My Life
"Dad, have you still got those tapes?" my daughter asked me. Sophie was referring to presumed audio tape recordings of her mother's phone calls. My answer to her question was "Why don't you ask your Mom....."
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Fiction
The Ever Present Past
Sophie was thirty six years old and hadn't seen her father since she was eight. Today she was meeting him at his request at some quiet little coffee haunt called the Blue Frog.
By Liam Ireland3 years ago in Fiction