My short "Say" is up on Mad Swirl. Please support this wonderful publication, dedicated to "the madness of creation," by reading, submitting, and giving the editor, Johnny Olson, and all at Mad Swirl a big shout out. Enjoy, and thanks for reading.
Oh, this is a painful one. Money is a defended moat, a barred door, a locked gate in a wall... There's no other way for the story to end except with the words Too Late.
Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Ethel Rohan now lives in San Francisco. She received her MFA in fiction from Mills College, Oakland. She has placed over one hundred short and short short fictions with such magazines as Wigleaf; Hobart; Monkeybicycle; Word Riot; Identity Theory; Storyglossia; Necessary Fiction; Potomac Review; PANK 4; Keyhole 9; and Los Angeles Review 6.
The Irish Herald, various articles and reviews, 1996-2008
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Well done, Ethel--congratulations! Very powerful and sad. I love the ending.
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Oh, this is a painful one. Money is a defended moat, a barred door, a locked gate in a wall... There's no other way for the story to end except with the words Too Late.
ReplyDeleteOuch.
Yes, indeed, too late. I'd love to think it's never too late, but alas ...
ReplyDeleteThanks, as always, for reading, my friend.