Marie McGrath
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Things that have saved me:
Animals
Music
Sense of Humor
Writing
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The Car. Top Story - March 2025.
Albert pressed his foot on the clutch as he put the key in the ignition. He turned it to the right expecting, as would anyone, the engine to engage. It didn't. He tried again, pressing on the clutch a little harder this time. Nothing.
By Marie McGrath10 months ago in Humor
A Pandemic Pasttime
If I may: This is something I started writing during the pandemic but, for some reason I don't remember, gave it up after a few chapters. I'd forgottten about it until today, when I unearthed it in a random search of Word files. Is it worth continuing the story? I honestly don't know. If anyone who reads this has an opinion on this quandary, I would be most grateful to know your thoughts, whatever they may be. I have more already written, but should I write more? Thank you.
By Marie McGrath10 months ago in Chapters
From Doughal to Shuic
It was the summer of 1960, I was five, and my mother and I went for a visit back home in Ireland. Her cousin, Auntie Bee, lived on a lovely wee farm deep in the heart of Randalstown, County Antrim. It was the absolute best farm ever, and I was - as they say - like a 'pig in shit', being a lover of all things country and rural.
By Marie McGrath10 months ago in Humor
Strawman
In Chapter Four: Held at gunpoint by Mick, Fionn gets into the ambulance the police have ordered for Mick's escape...as far as the hospital. Mick questions whether the ambulance attendant and driver are police, and shares this suspicion with Fionn, who tries to assure him everything is alright.
By Marie McGrath11 months ago in Chapters
One Husband Too Many
In Chapter Five: Detective Jake Munn visits the home of Elise Sheppard, the widow of a murder victim. Though she isn't there, he has a chance to interview her mother, and learns she has moved into the Sheppard, taking care of the children and helping with mortgage payments. Jake learns Geraldine, Elise's mother, has been diagnosed with cancer. He returns to the precinct, where he gets the cell phone records of the murder victim, to whose case Jake has been assigned.
By Marie McGrath11 months ago in Chapters
Straw Man
In Chapter Three: Fionn Rafferty is being held by a man hiding in the family barn. He has given the man water and wants to help with the wound bleeding through a sleeve of the man’s anorak, but is refused; and the stranger assures Fionn he’ll be on his way when the rain stops. The gardai (policemen) arrive and, with Fionn’s father, come to check for Mick Bellaghey, a wanted man who just recently escaped capture at a farm in the next town. Fionn is shocked the man lied about his name and, even moreso, that "Mick" has requested transport to a central hospital in the area’s largest hospital, and plans to take Fionn as cover.
By Marie McGrath11 months ago in Chapters
Writing all wrong?
You've called it quits with the story or poem or song lyrics or what have you; you've chosen your community, and decided into which realms your piece belongs. You give it a final read then, tentatively, your tummy likely in knots, you hit PUBLISH.
By Marie McGrath11 months ago in Humor
