Oranges by David Tierney

As long as their captors

And their masters are pleased

We’ll continue to be butchered

Sliced, diced and squeezed

Insipid Riot by Kevin Smith

A flaccid addict gulps his cup
With salivating jowls
Wearing tomorrow’s shirt

Novel Assignment Part 2 by Mary Kavanagh

Father O’Connor trudged up the boreen with a heavy heart. It was not long since he had last had occasion to attend this dismal spot.

Untitled by Kevin Smith

[A stares at B, B stares out window for considerable length of time]
A: Oh my god…

First Person or Third Person?

A useful article on narrative style:

Untitled by Kevin Smith

desensitised to sirens through

the glass

Short hair doth not a lesbian make by Siobhan Casey

To put it fairly lightly: I had a tough summer

0800001066 by Kevin Smith

Myopian car-lamps astigmatic

Novel Idea by Mary Kavanagh

The novel, set around 1900 in the Irish Midlands, tells the story of Bridget O’Mahoney. Bridget is the eldest of thirteen children and lives on her parent’s farm until, at twenty-one, she runs away to marry her father’s farm labourer.

Crime Writing Debut Dagger Competition

Deadline 14th April

http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/debut/index.html