by Phil Carrick | Jan 21, 2022 | Published writings
Writing.ie: The Cardboard Box - Phil CarrickIn 1957, I was two years old and had three older brothers and my first sister, Anne. My mother had five children under the age of five years, and it was her pattern to place me in the big cot for my afternoon nap; it had...
by Phil Carrick | Jan 7, 2022 | Published writings
Writing.ie: The Drownings - Phil CarrickWe are two years old, me, and the little girl who drowned in the canal. When I close my eyes, darkness surrounds me. I am outside the house in the front garden. I cross over the road to the bank of the canal. Kneeling down I can...
