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Welcome back, Brendan:) I've always considered Tourette's Syndrome a special form of catharsis. Hyper-catharsis, perhaps.
The most beautiful song ever. A gorgeous story. Poetic
Off the small ladder he fell. Fuck off! Followed, bastard, by the loud thud that was inspired by his person. Gobshite, excuse me - His body, slightly shaken and, fucking spunk, involved with the concrete on a intimate level was an unpleasant sight.…
To Emel,
As always, your words are appreciated. The insight you have into others work is brilliant. I feel as though I've written, pehaps subconciously, more complicated than intended - and whether that is true or not, it feels better, haha. A doubl…
Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie,
O, what a panic's in thy breastie!
Thou need na start awa sae hasty
Wi bickering brattle!
I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,
Wi' murdering pattle.
I'm truly sorry man's dominion
Has broken Nature's social…
Thank you, Mr B Mac (bows politely).
Mr Emel says to speak to you that: "Efen great opening two sentences in this piece; totally meaningless both grammatically and semantically yet bordering on brilliance. I would love an authorial deconstruction o…
Thanks for the feedback. you're right in a few ways and it would improve the piece. cheers. i don't think I'd need the (being) entered though. the sentance makes sense and flows fine without that word. Also, i disagree with your last p oint. 'of a p…
Hey Brendan :)
Interesting character; nice tension through the dialogue - raises the question of why the character lacks compassion (I want to help you)/empathy (I understand your pain) for the tramp, who apparently occupies the same emotionally an…
The water is mirky although shaken by the holder. His hand wraps around its glassed oppressor as it stands unaffected by the murmurs of the earth.
"Hello,' I hear, and once more I notice a similar call before answering.
'What?' Say I, potraying emo…
Lol
Dr Patel fell down a well,
he broke his elbow bone
I thought doctors should care for the sick
and leave the well alone
theres not a better writer than shane
I agree with the last comment.
But it left out "dignified enlightenment".
Last night, after reading this for the first time (this, just now being my second) I dreamed of a dignified enlightenment. I'm so glad to have come here.
"vulnerable"..."within a moment of happiness"...........beautiful words, idea, theme, image
a double single malt, on the house!
Howye!
I stumbled upon this site and thought it a good idea to count myself part of it.
Like many people, I'm not greatest at talking about myself and find it hard to describe certain characterstics, especially my faults - because i quite obviously have none (i'm joking). So, to give you an idea of the person I am, I'll list a few books that I'm happy to call my favourites. And, in doing so, you'll maybe have an idea of the type of lad i am. Of course, the profile picture may have already given it away, you know. Thanks for taking an interest.
1. Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan
AN absolute classic of a book. Your man, Behan, was mainly a playwright and poet but this book rates as one of his finest deliverances of work. The book impacts my everyday life such to the extent that I find myself quoting it and hardly take notice in doing so. Behan was serving in the Irish Republican Army when he was captured in Liverpool and sentanced to a Borstal Prison at the age of 16. The book begins with him being caught and ends with his release. It is full of Behan's charming style of writing and is extremely witty and warm, despite it's serious plot.
2. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Another book I admire for it's wit. The protagonist Yossarian is an unbelievably funny and complex character that I love. I wish that I could create such a character. The novel is as funny as it is raw and, giving it's war time setting, becomes an emotional read. I think it is a perfect book and could talk about it for days. I like to read it every year and find myself loving every page, every year.
3. An Béal Bocht by Brian O'Nolan but published under the pseudonym Myles na gCopaleen
The writing in this book is outstanding. I love it and want everyone I love to love it, you know? It's such a book where I want to be able to share admiration of it with nearly everyone but I also don't at the same time. Stupid, I know. It's another book that I enjoy where the author's wit and humour can make the most dramatic and terrible occurances seem enjoyable. It is a clever style of writing that I would kill to have the ability to emulate.
O'Nolan has a very charming and delicate way of explaining things that could come from only an Irishman.
Favourite Writers (of novels, music, theorys, poems and plays)
Irvine Welsh. James Connolly
James Joyce. Bobby Sands
Brendan Behan. Phil Shevron
Lewis Carroll. Noel Gallagher
Che Guavara. Christie Moore
Karl Marx. Iain C. Smith
Brian O'Nolan. Robert Burns
Shane MacGowan. Sir Walter Scott
Ian Brown. Bobby Gillespie
Dominic Behan. Roddy Doyle
Sean O'Casey. Tupac Shakur
Favourite Films
Pulp Fiction. Godfather 1&2. Goodfellas. Boondock Saints
Trainspotting. Harvey
Sweet Sixteen. Fear and Loathing
Micheal Collins. Taxi
Braveheart. Space Jam
Dumb and Dumber. Toy Story
Once Were Warriors. The Commitments
Snatch. Step Brothers
Reservoir Dogs. Clockwork Orange
The Shining.
I stumbled upon this site and thought it a good idea to count myself part of it.
Like many people, I'm not greatest at talking about myself and find it hard to describe certain characterstics, especially my faults - because i quite obviously have none (i'm joking). So, to give you an idea of the person I am, I'll list a few books that I'm happy to call my favourites. And, in doing so, you'll maybe have an idea of the type of lad i am. Of course, the profile picture may have already given it away, you know. Thanks for taking an interest.
1. Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan
AN absolute classic of a book. Your man, Behan, was mainly a playwright and poet but this book rates as one of his finest deliverances of work. The book impacts my everyday life such to the extent that I find myself quoting it and hardly take notice in doing so. Behan was serving in the Irish Republican Army when he was captured in Liverpool and sentanced to a Borstal Prison at the age of 16. The book begins with him being caught and ends with his release. It is full of Behan's charming style of writing and is extremely witty and warm, despite it's serious plot.
2. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Another book I admire for it's wit. The protagonist Yossarian is an unbelievably funny and complex character that I love. I wish that I could create such a character. The novel is as funny as it is raw and, giving it's war time setting, becomes an emotional read. I think it is a perfect book and could talk about it for days. I like to read it every year and find myself loving every page, every year.
3. An Béal Bocht by Brian O'Nolan but published under the pseudonym Myles na gCopaleen
The writing in this book is outstanding. I love it and want everyone I love to love it, you know? It's such a book where I want to be able to share admiration of it with nearly everyone but I also don't at the same time. Stupid, I know. It's another book that I enjoy where the author's wit and humour can make the most dramatic and terrible occurances seem enjoyable. It is a clever style of writing that I would kill to have the ability to emulate.
O'Nolan has a very charming and delicate way of explaining things that could come from only an Irishman.
Favourite Writers (of novels, music, theorys, poems and plays)
Irvine Welsh. James Connolly
James Joyce. Bobby Sands
Brendan Behan. Phil Shevron
Lewis Carroll. Noel Gallagher
Che Guavara. Christie Moore
Karl Marx. Iain C. Smith
Brian O'Nolan. Robert Burns
Shane MacGowan. Sir Walter Scott
Ian Brown. Bobby Gillespie
Dominic Behan. Roddy Doyle
Sean O'Casey. Tupac Shakur
Favourite Films
Pulp Fiction. Godfather 1&2. Goodfellas. Boondock Saints
Trainspotting. Harvey
Sweet Sixteen. Fear and Loathing
Micheal Collins. Taxi
Braveheart. Space Jam
Dumb and Dumber. Toy Story
Once Were Warriors. The Commitments
Snatch. Step Brothers
Reservoir Dogs. Clockwork Orange
The Shining.
Brendan MacGowan's Blog
F***ing Tourettes
Off the small ladder he fell. Fuck off! Followed, bastard, by the loud thud that was inspired by his person. Gobshite, excuse me - His body, slightly shaken and, fucking spunk, involved with the concrete on a intimate level was an unpleasant sight. Areshole (that one was voluntarily). Stained, his trousers were, cu- no, not the c-word: erm...fuck! yes, fuck, with the fluid from his (no need for it here) penis. Adrian, the fukin' name i give him, rose from the broken pavement and looked at the
… ContinuePosted on February 26, 2010 at 12:08am — 1 Comment
To A Mouse (Robert Burns poem)...
Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie,
O, what a panic's in thy breastie!
Thou need na start awa sae hasty
Wi bickering brattle!
I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,
Wi' murdering pattle.
I'm truly sorry man's dominion
Has broken Nature's social union,
An' justifies that ill opinion
Which makes thee startle
At me, thy poor, earth born companion
An' fellow mortal!
I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve;
What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!
A daimen icker in a thrave
'S a sma' request;… Continue
O, what a panic's in thy breastie!
Thou need na start awa sae hasty
Wi bickering brattle!
I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,
Wi' murdering pattle.
I'm truly sorry man's dominion
Has broken Nature's social union,
An' justifies that ill opinion
Which makes thee startle
At me, thy poor, earth born companion
An' fellow mortal!
I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve;
What then? poor beastie, thou maun live!
A daimen icker in a thrave
'S a sma' request;… Continue
Posted on September 24, 2009 at 10:20pm —
A wee paragraph that I'd like your opinion on - how does its voice work?
The water is mirky although shaken by the holder. His hand wraps around its glassed oppressor as it stands unaffected by the murmurs of the earth.
"Hello,' I hear, and once more I notice a similar call before answering.
'What?' Say I, potraying emotions that are both confused and annoyed in nature. I had not stood there but ten minutes before molested by the filthy words of a fucking greased stained tramp of a person.
'You got a pound to spare man?'
'I do not,'
'Come on man. I'm starving.'
'And… Continue
"Hello,' I hear, and once more I notice a similar call before answering.
'What?' Say I, potraying emotions that are both confused and annoyed in nature. I had not stood there but ten minutes before molested by the filthy words of a fucking greased stained tramp of a person.
'You got a pound to spare man?'
'I do not,'
'Come on man. I'm starving.'
'And… Continue
Posted on September 22, 2009 at 3:55pm — 4 Comments
"The Island, it lies silent now, but the ghosts still haunt the waves"
A mist, thick and cold in nature, settled upon the water. None more so than now, thought Erin, had the sea been so inticing yet fearful. The unknown and often scary had been a notion that interested her. And, with her dark green eyes and finely drawn facial features, she studied the water. So deep, in both nature and charachter, is the sea, said she to herself. To be taken in and carried upon its waves; floating contently above all the shit that had infected the interior of her mind, was a thoug… Continue
Posted on August 12, 2009 at 10:24pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 6:02pm on May 27, 2009,
Emel said…
- I also am a fan of Flann - or whatever his real name is (was) esp: Two Ducks at Swim
- At 4:56am on May 27, 2009,
Naomi Stekelenburg said…
- Thanks for reading Diva! Brendan. I like to mock narcissism in my work. I'm also interested in this ridiculous lie we've (by this I mean Gen Xers, because we've been sold it more than any other generation) been sold - that we can have anything we want if we "believe" (see books like The Secret. Urrrggghhh).
Your new poem is like a bizarro version of The Lady of Shallott. I LOVE it. I have someone I'm going to hook you up with, another talented writer. It'll take a couple of days 'cos he's not on the site yet. But I have a feeling you will like him.
- At 6:26pm on May 26, 2009,
Naomi Stekelenburg said…
- An entire piece based on sensory input. And it works. Can I Tweet this?
Are you a full-time writer, Brendan? A student? Tell us.
You were correct to assume I can't Gaelic. I was being silly:)
N
- At 2:52pm on May 26, 2009,
Naomi Stekelenburg said…
- And you're assuming I don't read Gaelic because...?
Thanks for the heads up.
- At 4:55am on May 26, 2009,
Naomi Stekelenburg said…
- Hey Brendan. Welcome to our community.
Your book selection is intriguing and I have put An Beal Bocht on my list of books to read.
Feel free to post snippets of your own writing.
Let me know if you need any questions about the site.
Naomi
- At 12:52am on May 26, 2009,
Brendan MacGowan said…
- "Having placed in my mouth sufficient bread for three minutes' chewing, I withdrew my powers of sensual perception and retired into the privacy of my mind, my eyes and face assuming a vacant and preoccupied expression. I reflected on the subject of my spare-time literary activities. One Beginning and one ending for a book was a thing I did not agree with. A good book may have three openings entirely dissimilar and inter-related only in the prescience of the author, or for that matter one hundred times as many endings"
Flann O'Brien
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