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AJ Carney

Eldritch knowledge, unfathomable depths; the ravings of a writer too-far-gone

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Beast Under My Bed – A Poem

Posted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 by AJ Carney in Poetry

Oh I remember it well, being so young that all the world was so very big, and so very scary. Like many children, there was a beast underneath my bed (or at least I thought there was).

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I Fell Out With God – A Poem

Posted on March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 by AJ Carney in Poetry

Those with a strong belief in their faith should shy away from this one; hard truths abound.

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The Death of Man – A Poem

Posted on February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 by AJ Carney in Poetry

It's only when reading back over my work that I realise how despondent it can be. It's not my intention; I write in a free-flowing stream of thought and emotion. Evidently I have strong feelings about the state of the world in which we live...

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A Lit Match – A Poem

Posted on February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 by AJ Carney in Poetry

A Lit Match is without description...

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Celica Kid – A Poem

Posted on February 13, 2023February 15, 2023 by AJ Carney in Poetry

Every other car in the world might've been nicer, and faster, and comfier, but the memories I have sitting in Dad's Celica will forever be with me.

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As of yet, Untitled – A Poem

Posted on January 30, 2023February 16, 2023 by AJ Carney in Poetry

An honest-to-God poem about love; no gimmicks, no messy, gore-filled analogies. Just love...

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The Dream – A Poem

Posted on January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 by AJ Carney in Poetry

Is that all I am, a gear? Turning and turning until I'm too old to be useful, whereupon I can be set aside to rust out of sight... My thoughts dwell in the dark this day.

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The Bargain Store

Posted on October 4, 2022 by AJ Carney in Short Stuff, Writing

Alas, my little story failed to find a friend amongst the judging panel at RTE. Hopefully it will make a few acquaintances here...

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My Command – A Poem

Posted on August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 by AJ Carney in Poetry

What is it about boys wanting to be soldiers? Far be it from me to ponder such things, given that I held my own command...

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An Intermission Of Sorts

Posted on August 3, 2022 by AJ Carney in Musings

The beeping has ceased, the master alarm is off and the shudders in the controls are gone... I am me once again.

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