Author Archives: Alan James Keogh

About Alan James Keogh

My name is Alan James Keogh and I am a 22 year old writer with dyslexia. I am doing a Masters in Creative Writing in U.C.D (University College Dublin). I also write a blog in which I post new short stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, that's right, three new short stories a week, every week. They can be viewed at https://AlanJamesKeogh.wordpress.com I did consider writing this in the third person, as though it was written by someone else, but Alan is not comfortable writing in the third person as it seems kinda creepy and unbalanced so Alan decided it was probably best to write in the first person. He hopes it went well for him.

Erase. Short Story.

Posted on June 17, 2013

He took a sip of the liquid in his glass, it was dark black. He smiled, his teeth and gums were stained the same deep black. He took a deep breath, then released it slowly, his breath felt thick and … Continue reading →

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The Break In. Part 2

Posted on June 14, 2013

Hope everyone’s week went well! So here it is, the continuation of the short story The Break In. I shall link part one below, but here is a short synopsis of what happened, Grady and Tom  break into a home, … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t The Mountains Sing At Night? Short Story.

Posted on June 12, 2013

So I’m pretty wrecked, yay! Dunno what it is but I’m hoping it’ll fade away quickly. It’s distressing to go from low levels of tiredness back to these levels again. As I said on Monday (or maybe it was Friday, … Continue reading →

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Lunch. Short Story.

Posted on June 10, 2013

Hope everyone had a good weekend. I didn’t get up to much, went out on Friday, and that was really it, mostly as I was too exhausted to do anything else. Days are also gone all skewy, really convinced that … Continue reading →

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Deadly Secrets. Part 44.

Posted on June 7, 2013

My week was pretty ok, though I’ve been wrecked for the last few days, unbelievably tired, it seems to be fading thankfully. Do not want to go back down that road again. No thank you. I’m lazy enough as it … Continue reading →

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Endings. Short Story.

Posted on June 5, 2013

Hope everyone’s having a good week, mine is going well, a little stressful but ok other than that! Don’t really have much to report, so, On with the show! —————————————————————————————- Endings. He took a mouthful of his coffee, it was … Continue reading →

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Camping. Short Story.

Posted on June 3, 2013

This was perfect, just what he needed. The trees rustled gently in the warm breeze, the sun occasionally peeked through the tree branches, somewhere nearby he  could hear a river, it gurgled slightly, no doubt the water would be cool … Continue reading →

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Deadly Secrets. Part 43

Posted on May 31, 2013

Hope everyone’s week went well. I haven’t been up to much, though I did go to a friends art exhibition yesterday, which was pretty awesome. It was really enjoyable and fairly fun, I was unsure of what to expect as … Continue reading →

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The Break In. Short Story.

Posted on May 29, 2013

“Look at them all there, rich bastards.” Tom spat on the ground “Christ, will you just shut up and get a move on? We’re on a limited schedule here.”  Tom grumbled to himself quietly while they worked, Grady caught a … Continue reading →

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Apartment 2209. Short Story.

Posted on May 27, 2013

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was pretty fun. Ate a lot of take away, a lot of pancakes. Watched some movies, lazed around all that fun stuff. Some friends also come over on Thursday night, which was awesome … Continue reading →

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