Carved by the Sea

/ thoughts, sea

A Fisherman's Tale

The village existed in that peculiar geography where land surrendered to sea without ceremony, where houses huddled against the wind like penitents. Thomas Carrick had lived there...

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Seagulls

The man stood at the harbour's edge, watching the gulls work the turbulent water. His shoulders curved inward against the wind, not from cold but from something more persistent—a weariness...

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The Wintry Sea

/ thoughts, sea

Grey Seawaters

There is something about the sea in winter that strips away pretence. In summer, it offers itself generously—a playground for children, a postcard backdrop for tourists, all sparkle a...

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The Beach House

The house stands where it has no right to stand—perched on wooden stilts that sink into sand the colour of old bone, facing an ocean that wants to reclaim what was never truly surren...

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The Day of the Dead

/ sea, thoughts

The light from distant days

The woman sits in front of the computer, taking a moment to contemplate the grey ocean visible from the windows. The Irish waves, livid and boiling with rage, bring back...

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A boat's solitude

/ sea, thoughts

Liminal existence

The boat rests—a singular presence suspended between fragmented realities. Its wooden frame, weathered and muted in green and grey, anchors itself to a landscape that fractures and...

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