With one day left to go until All Hallows Eve, Liam King's short story brings the supernatural to NUIGalway, leaving us with the protagonist, Nate, as he climbs up the chilly and fly-infested stairwell of the English Department Tower Block to submit his essay... but something isn't quite right. … [Read more...] about New Halloween Fiction – ‘The Submission’
Literature
New Poetry – ‘The Estranged’
As we begin our spiral into the world of the supernatural this Halloween, lets take a moment to remember literatures contributions to the pantheon of ghoulish figures and traditions. This week Kristina Reynolds' dark poem, 'The Estranged', revives the ghost of a lady in white... The Estranged These long bitter days, … [Read more...] about New Poetry – ‘The Estranged’
New Fiction – ‘Visitors’
The hospital. The colours. In this short story by Niamh Clarke, we follow a young girl as she makes her way to Alice's room... 'The marks of stool feet stomp out a circle and then another circle and then another.' I first knew I was there by looking at the floor. The linoleum stretched itself out like a cat, its paws and its arms spread across the … [Read more...] about New Fiction – ‘Visitors’