Simon Aylward

Joined January 2025

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Undiscovered Irish Playwright and Poet - Seeker of eternal youth - Wannabe time traveller and believer in spiritual energies - Too many books to read, not enough time!

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Runner-Up in Love in 50 Words Challenge

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The Chinese Pancake Incident
I was born in Northern Ireland in the 70s, and lived there until I was 25. If we ever dined out as a family, the choices were rather limited. It would either be a traditional Ulster fry or Chicken in a basket (That’s chicken and chips, served in a small wicker basket. Don’t ask me why!).
By Simon Aylward11 months ago in Humor
Outside the Self
For once I look outside the self, to find sweet words of poetry. No painful rhymes upon the shelf to pen a bitter tragedy.
By Simon Aylward11 months ago in Poets
Not even Superman Could Stop Me Smoking Ciggies!
In my early teens, I was a bit of a Hermione Granger. I would watch the older boys at school smoking behind the bike sheds, then snitch on them to the headmaster …
By Simon Aylward11 months ago in Psyche
My name-calling was cruel and I beg your forgiveness
(Content warning. Contains teenage Irish expletives and a story you are not likely to believe. But I can assure you, it’s true!)
By Simon Aylward11 months ago in Confessions
My Job is Run By Snakes!
I’m driving to work, I’m dreading to work, one more day for the corporate jokers. Creating new plots to extinguish my spark,
By Simon Aylward11 months ago in Poets
Pyramids and Poison (part 1)
Cast Victoria — Narcissistic team leader. Loves money. Daisy — Victoria’s assistant. Wants to be like Victoria.
By Simon Aylward11 months ago in Fiction
I Should Have Been ...
I should have been an actor, thespian treader of the boards. Resplendent audience distractor with my bard-like vocal cords.
By Simon Aylward12 months ago in Poets
My Captured Heart. Runner-Up in Love in 50 Words Challenge.
When you speak, I breathe the vapoured hearts that sweeten bitter air. When you smile, despair evaporates; my lips begin to curl.
By Simon Aylward12 months ago in Poets
Wheels
In June 1976, I was four years old and living in Bangor, Northern Ireland. The country was enveloped in an oppressive heat haze; driven by a combination of burning Ulsterbuses, exploding petrol bombs, and a record-breaking summer.
By Simon Aylward12 months ago in Fiction
Decades of Trauma
(Content Warning: contains a reference to suicide) For almost the last three decades, I have worked within the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS).
By Simon Aylward12 months ago in Psyche
Not a Normal Job Interview
The interview began that day In front of twenty-four. My nerves were shot to pieces as he opened up the door. *
By Simon Aylward12 months ago in Poets
School Memories: The Ostrich Incident
When I was at high school, Sunday mornings were always reserved for my Art homework. I had an A5 sketch book that I was required to take home and fill with something new, based on a chosen theme by my art teacher, Miss Alexander.
By Simon Aylward12 months ago in Humor

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The Chinese Pancake Incident

Outside the Self

Not even Superman Could Stop Me Smoking Ciggies!

My name-calling was cruel and I beg your forgiveness

My Job is Run By Snakes!

Pyramids and Poison (part 1)

I Should Have Been ...

My Captured Heart. Runner-Up in Love in 50 Words Challenge.

Wheels

Decades of Trauma

Not a Normal Job Interview

School Memories: The Ostrich Incident

Achievements (1)