Joe O’Connor
Bio
New Zealander living in London
Teacher of English and History, and sport-lover
Mostly short stories and poems📚
Feel free to be honest- one constructive comment beats a hundred generic ones
Currently writing James The Wonderer
Stories (41/0)
He finished Sundays with a whiskey, neat.
As I watch the rise and fall of his chest, his breath catches ever-so-slightly in his throat, like a steam train rattling off into the distance. Welcome to your 4:06 service, this is the last stop before our final destination. Around us, the rustle of papery skin against starched sheets, the constant drip-drip of the IV fluid. It’s eerily quiet. One can’t help but reflect.
By Joe O’Connor3 days ago in Fiction
James The Wonderer: Chapter Three
Read Chapter One: a bishop and a jump here: The older boy stepped forward uncertainly and moved closer to his young companion. “My name is Samuel, and this is James. We’re sorry to have startled you, but we needed a place to sleep for a few hours and this seemed safe”. He spoke slowly, enunciating every syllable with care.
By Joe O’Connor6 days ago in Chapters
- Top Story - April 2024
James The Wonderer: Chapter Two
Read Chapter One: a bishop and a jump here: Dark. It was still dark wherever they were. James blinked as his eyes slowly adjusted to the surroundings, and shapes gradually began to appear before them. Trees and bushes rose up in front of him, and he felt the scrape of dirt beneath his feet.
By Joe O’Connor2 months ago in Chapters
- Top Story - March 2024
Love UndisneyfiedTop Story - March 2024
Boy and girl meet, usually from different worlds. They fall fast, and though forced apart by dastardly villains, clashes in class, or cultural disapproval, they overcome the odds and are united at the end, to live happily ever after...
By Joe O’Connor2 months ago in Humans
