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Folks, Here are some photos I took of the new Luas Stop at Phibsborough. Enjoy! #localguides                                 Brian

Well, I had to wade in on Twitter. Here's the link: https://twitter.com/bahern7/status/933094549785755649 Brian #Brexit

Folks, Here's a shot I took the other day whilst on a post-prandial perambulation. Please enjoy:-) Brian PS See link below to access on @googlephotos :                                                                                                                 https://photos.app.goo.gl/49PyGY17xiTrrfsp2                       #ashtown #dublin #wintry #warm #stylized #photosofireland #googlephotos

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The afternoon's quiet Sustained my latest thought That I had reached some dream state Where things were clear and bright. It was all vain I knew, Cloaked by walls Calmed by smells, This idea of you. "How easily," said a creeping voice. "Things would break outside this house." "I would not cave in," I replied. "Where once I went with my happy, noble, starry-eyed stride." But these again but vain conflicts To stir a too-still river, And once more I would find my mind Back on my make-believe lover. "She is the air and I am the sea And when she is charged she controls me. I crash and I cry in her mischievous face And when she is running my waves give chase. She levels my foul mood with a gentle breeze, Calming all my seven seas, And I at times can soak throughout her Crying and raining my boundless water." "Well done," hissed my tormentor. "You dream finely yet are chilled to the bone....

Tonight I would like to lie asleep and think and dream of Airstrip One. This room is small and dark, cold and hard, but if I can but think of her I will transcend the glum confines. It's my turn to ask what the love thing is all about? I heard one bleeding from rape brought in last night. I'd forgotten until now. A poem for the age they'd wanted over in the past, which is a separate land according to...oh...I forget now who!? The mind is slipping a lot of late, which is down to my habits. But I won't admit that even to myself. On my stroll this morning I found I was pondering the possibility that second-hand clothing could be of third or fourth-hand origin (hell, even fifth-hand!). Like I said, I'd like to lie dreaming of that great land. Sometimes I envisage the land as a lady, reclining with grace and allure, on a celestial chaise longue (but that's neither here nor there, a mere aside, so quickly back to the matter at hand). I'm cancelling the ...

Dear Readers, Seven snaps taken by me this past weekend. Enjoy:-) Best, Brian Ahern

Dear Readers (if you exist), Please find for your exclusive delectation (and going cheap) New Map 9. I published it the other day through Kindle Direct Publishing. Here's the link:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0742QBCL6 Best, Brian Ahern

Friends, You know me I like to take a snap quite often. In this regard, here's seven recents - as in July 2017. All #Dublin. Best, BA                                        

Friends, acquaintances, folks and readers, In this week just past I've published a story of mine through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). You can get it for $1.27. The main character is Dwaine Lush. See link below to his tale Lush at Large available now (and for the foreseeable future, perhaps ad infinitum ?) on Amazon. Best, BA The aforementioned link:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0728P4Y26

Dear Readers of my blog (of whom I'm sure there are oodles), As you know, I have something of an interest in photography. To quote Paul Simon: "I love to take a photograph." I've recently discovered Flickriver " a web-based Flickr viewer that allows its users to view photos quickly and easily". To quote an article I found on the web: " Flickr's been  changing up its look lately , but the photo sharing site still puts your photos on white backgrounds. If black is more your backdrop, and you like the minimalist look, Flickriver gives you Flickr photos with a new layout." Anyway, I found many of my photos on the site and I have to confess I'm very pleased with how they look.  I've put the link below so you can check them out yourself (if you have the time or the inclination). Best, Brian  http://www.flickriver.com/photos/bahern7/popular-interesting/

Well here it is folks, the book (see link below) we all dream of, man versus world in the Kentucky Derby of life. I've given it the name: Jason's Job. As waiters are wont to say in the finest eateries in this city: enjoy:-) Brian Ahern The aforementioned link:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072DSGLVH

Friends, I've just published my short story "Funeral Guilt" by Brian Ahern on Amazon using the excellent Kindle Direct Publishing (see link below). I hope you'll enjoy it, Brian https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y46FJJW

Folks, Some pictures from the city of Béal Feirste (Belfast), taken on April 1st 2017. Photographer: me (Brian Ahern).

Morning came, on the bus again, and someone had smashed a stop along her route. The glass in smithereens upon the pavement spoke of a person's fear, anger and possible psychosis.

Folks, I've just published my story Tracebook (previously excerpted on this blog) in its entirety on Amazon Kindle. Please enjoy (see link below). Best, Brian Ahern https://read.amazon.co.uk/kp/kshare?asin=B06XR56Q12&id=FblO7vvNS46HkvFXgBl1Pg&ref_=r_sa_glf_b_0_hdrw_ss_CAAUAAA&reshareId=PFK0JJSKNGFWZVZRTJKW&reshareChannel=system

The angel was burning in the hot city air, The longing to take flight followed her everywhere, The hunger and yearning under her wings Persisted day and night in the city's quagmire of things. She took the boy one time the sun was down, He was carried to the court of the king with no crown, At dawn they were both human again And memories came to haunt, Hired hands of a dark force Spoke of an arrangement. The boy said: 'When can I see you, when, oh, when?' And she said: 'Only in the public park, or the place they sell the victory gin.' The angel is still burning in the hot city air, The longing to take flight still follows her everywhere.                                                                        © Brian Ahern 2017 

Friends, Here's my latest story, Happenstance (see link below), published via the wonderful Kindle Direct Publishing, with thanks to Amazon. Best, BA The link:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6TTTM

https://www.instagram.com/p/BP5ogKmlgDs/ Best, BA

I would describe myself as a vegan who eats meat a couple of times a week. Best, BA

Here's to 2017! Check out my video message (link below) Best, BA https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BrianAhern/posts/dwhNkTkBAVq?pid=6370358151845979794&oid=100095589267771210840