The First Night of Alien and Other Stories

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Twenty Things to Read...
Me, Myself, and I
FIRST NIGHT of ALIEN
When Ridley Scott's 'Alien' first came to town

RASP
Written back when I used to get angry over small things

THE VISIBILITY
An anxious farmer attempts the perfect crime

JJ's NOTE
A puzzle story

FARENHEIT
Extract from a radio script

THE ACCORDION TEACHER
A memory from way back when

WINNING STREAK
TV review of Ireland's lottery gameshow

LONG DISTANCE
The same day every year. The anniversary of his death

BLESSED MARTIN AND THE FRIDGE
For Dear Lizzie RIP

N(OT) C(OMPETENT) T(ECHNICALLY)
That's my name

NIGHT OF THE FROGS
Weird, those frogs

DIGGING A HOLE FOR MYSELF
Nobody makes a fool of myself like me!

STIRRED NOT SHAKEN
Bloody Mary, anyone?

HORSE TO FRANCE
Slagging off an old butter advert

FLAT HEAD FISHING
Here fishy fishy

AN ELITE AMONG ALTAR BOYS
We were an Elite

PAUL'S TALENT
An Extract

THE CITY IS NOW BEHIND YOU THE MOUNTAINS IN FRONT
A Diary Entry

BAD WITH NAMES
So Bad

THE J-SEAT
(Radio)

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  • 13 to 20 - links below

    Since only the first twelve pieces can appear in the "Read Me" section, the links below goes straight to pieces 13-20 to save you having to click around too much.

    13 STIRRED and SHAKEN
    http://www.bebo.com/Chapters.jsp?Cha...

    14 HORSE TO FRANCE
    http://www.bebo.com/Chapters.jsp?Cha...

    15 FLAT HEAD FISHING
    http://www.bebo.com/Chapters.jsp?Cha...

    16 AN ELITE AMONG ALTAR BOYS
    http://www.bebo.com/Chapters.jsp?Cha...

    ***NEW 17 PAUL'S TALENT (EXTRACT)
    http://www.bebo.com/Chapters.jsp?Cha...

    ***NEW 18 THE CITY IS NOW BEHIND YOU THE MOUNTAINS IN FRONT
    http://www.bebo.com/Chapters.jsp?Cha...

    ***NEW 19 BAD WITH NAMES
    http://www.bebo.com/Chapters.jsp?Cha...

    *** NEW 20 THE J-SEAT (EXTRACT)
    Please note that '***NEW' means 'New to Here' :)
    http://www.bebo.com/Chapters.jsp?Cha...

    0 Comments 781 days

  • Literary Mania Book of the Week

    Those nice people over at the Literary Mania page voted my page 'Book of the Week' as of 23rd September 2007 so thanks for that! Go check them out at:

    http://www.bebo.com/literary-mania

    Writing piece numbers 1, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 19 are all attempts at humourous true stories designed for reading aloud on radio, specifically an Irish radio programme called 'Sunday Miscellany' most of these pieces have been on there, with me reading them out (you have to smile as you read, for some reason, which is fairly bloody difficult).

    If you'd prefer a bit of regular fiction, try either pieces 2, 3, 4 or 8.

    I do a lot of script writing (it's my main thing, really) but items 5 and now 20 are the only radio pieces I've put up here as yet. Number 17 - is the first theatre play extract.

    Items 7 and 14 are TV review pieces, somewhat dated now I think.

    Number 18 is a little extract from a diary i kept while on holiday in Deya (Majorca). I called it 'A Kick in the Balearics' but I was just trying to be smart really...

    Want to hear a radio programme about last year's theatre play?

    click here: http://www.rte.ie/arts/2006/1121/the...
    and click on 'The Moon Cut Like a Sickle'. Play extracts, cast interviews *author interview* (wow) it's like a DVD extra without, um, the DVD.

    This year's play is now in rehearsal for performance in Feb 2008. There's a short extract here:
    http://homepage.eircom.net/~kfelix/m...

    That's the story... let me know what you think, eh?

    And thanks again for dropping by. Y'all come back now, y'hear? :)

    0 Comments 808 days

  • Reading and Writing

    Have a look, maybe leave a comment so that I know you've been.

    It's kinda like getting a sticker on your lapel for a donation in the street. Then you don't get hassled again.

    I do a fair bit of writing, mostly theatre plays, radio plays and film scripts.

    There are extracts and things over on the old-fashioned homepage at:

    http://homepage.eircom.net/~kfelix/

    Write me a postcard, drop me a line. Like the man falling under the steam train, I will be chuffed to bits.

    1 Comment 933 days

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  • It's don't that Diffident
    It's don't that Diffident

    its about Rich Girl called Lily and she says the New York and California is just like Scotland if you rich but her and her best friends life will never as Paris sleeps with the wrong boy, Lily so called agent comes to scotland and trys to kill her and Anne has an forty years old stalker and Mitch gets killed by a woman but why there all this happening at the same time?!!!!!!!!!

    14 weeks ago
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  • Marty B
    Marty B

    Hey there was wondering if you might take a look at my work at www.bebo.com/lifeinpoetrymotionac and let me know what you think of my work

    87 weeks ago via Mobile
  • Sigel book 1
    luv Sigel book 1

    Thanks for the advice seemed so obvious now you have pointed it out but i may not have noticed it. I also read your a couple of your storys and enjoyed JJ's note the most. I dont normally like first person storys but that one really got to me

    88 weeks ago
  • Sigel book 1
    Sigel book 1

    If your into any type of fantasy have a look at my profile as im in the process of writing a book and would like to see what people think of it thanks .

    88 weeks ago
  • The First Night of Alien and Other Stories
    The First Night of Alien and Other Stories

    Well, it wasn't *my* back garden. I had just got a job doing manual labour for a friendly builder and my mission was to dig a deep trial hole in the back garden to determine what lay beneath (so to speak).

    As with most of these embarrassing stories it is, I fear, completely true. :)

    89 weeks ago
  • Sally Rooney
    Sally Rooney

    Digging a Hole...

    :L :L :L

    But please let us know why you were digging such a hole in your back garden. I tried and failed to come up with a reason.

    (And for a while I thought you were going to break into that guy's house.)

    89 weeks ago
  • Richard Keaney
    luv Richard Keaney

    really love the majorca one and alite among altar boys:) have some luv for the great work!:D

    91 weeks ago
  • Plying the devil with gin....
    luv Plying the devil with gin....

    Do not remove a thing Ken just make a new page and link it from your old one..it is an ass, but come on yer stuff is good and new people pop up all the time can't have them missing out can we. Ha ha sent this from my new page which will soon be growing I hope.Hugs janex have sum luv

    93 weeks ago
  • Philip
    Philip

    Exorcist 3 is fab. I'm a big William Peter Blatty fan! Have you seen The Ninth Configuration? Man, that'll blow your mind!

    95 weeks ago
  • Renegade Choriste
    Renegade Choriste

    Hello there! Thankyou very much for the compliment and the link - I love Jacques Brel, are you a fan? :) I have a version of this video, but the one you sent is excellent!

    xxxxx

    97 weeks ago
  • Niamh O'Reilly
    luv Niamh O'Reilly

    hey!!sorry for the long wait for a reply :D
    about that film no country for old men; is that based on his trilogy??if so im reading the first one!very good so far!

    97 weeks ago
  • Sally Rooney
    luv Sally Rooney

    Bad With Names:

    I loved it! You are a born blogger-columnist-type-person. I do admit, however, that I had to Google Patrick McGinty. I am a terrible Irish person.

    *hangs head in shame*

    97 weeks ago
  • Sally Rooney
    luv Sally Rooney

    NCT

    Just...

    How...

    Could...

    Wow.

    :L

    97 weeks ago
  • Cruzza Dah Beast
    Cruzza Dah Beast

    Ok u welcome and I promise u dat u will luv it:D

    97 weeks ago
  • Cruzza Dah Beast
    Cruzza Dah Beast

    Alien VS Predator Requiem was off da chain:D They shoulda make da fight between da Predator and da Hybrid a little longer though.

    97 weeks ago
  • Laura Wyatt
    luv Laura Wyatt

    Thanks for that :) Not given up writing, am just going back to a passion!! Still writing, although at the moment it's more essay formats but i reckon there'll be more on the go soon :)
    How are you?
    xxxx

    98 weeks ago