Tag: german
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STORM WINDOW
The view was bleak, much like his future. The waves rolled along, grey with white crests, unrelenting, unremitting. His stomach had finally settled down after two days of sickness. What did he care about these countries over the ocean? They could bomb themselves into oblivion for all he cared. The rain battered the window, but…
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BEYOND THE LIGHT
Beyond the trees the light shone. If they could just make it through the darkness of the forest they would survive. He rallied his men, ‘One last effort, push through!’ Bullets flew, splinters of wood stung, shells exploded, dirt and debris sprayed around them. Gradually they made the advance up the slope. Higgins fell, Young…
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PROVIDENCE
He was taken aback, seeing it suspended from the ceiling among the other examples of World War II fighters. The aeroplane had been dredged up from the English Channel, where it had sat undisturbed on the sea bed for forty years. The bullet holes that had ripped open the fuselage and destroyed the engine had…
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Y IS FOR YPRES, BELGIUM
A STORY OF YOUTH IN YPRES, BELGIUM Matthias rested his head on his arm, leaning against the cool stone. He felt woozy, too much alcohol in the club. Worth it though, a great gig to round of Ieperfest. He had travelled from Munich for the festival, one of the biggest hardcore punk gatherings in Europe.…
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SUNRISE / SUNSET
Peter Jones was born at sunrise on a summer’s day. He enjoyed a happy childhood, living with his loving parents and two older siblings in their small one bedroom tenement flat. He enjoyed playing with his friends, kicking a football up and down the street. At school he enjoyed sports and reading stories of lands…
Iain Kelly 