How to Meet the Irish in Moscow

In case you were ever wondering:




If you would like to add your voice to the chorus of outrage, please contact the Irish Embassy in Moscow.

Stories up Online --- as of 2021

:: here are the 13-and-counting stories I've placed online so far -- many others are slopping about slush piles::


[13] - > Cafe Two Times Bright

:: John was staring at the classic radiant Russian blonde ...

... [ published at pif magazine ] ...

[12] - > Something Anonymous

:: Liquor Store. 11:30 pm...

... [ published at the prague review ] ...


[11] - > Daniil Ivanovich Kharms

:: Daniil Ivanovich walked into a bar... a fantastic ironic extremist bar ...

... [ published at ironic fantastic #2 ] ...

[10] - > Open-Minded Gentleman

:: The West really must teach Russia more about multi-cultural inclusion. The narrator of this story will start today, in this very subway car...

... [ published at everyday fiction ] ...

[9] - > Tanya's Bare Legs

:: Vodka, cotton panties, and how to be a Muscovite...

... [ published at thieves jargon ] ...


[8] - > Crossroads

:: a surreal take on yard maintenance and bar etiquette, published in the Bauhaus-themed issue ...

... [ published at sein und werden ] ...


[7] - > If Distance Had its Charm.

:: Because if you want the long distance relationship to work, you have to just believe in the future...

... [ published at 42 Opus ] ...


[6] - > In disgrace with fortune and men's eyes

:: the best place to get coffee: clearly in your local suburban department store, one possibly dissolving through time ...

... [ published at sein und werden ] ...


[5] - > Sveta the Flower Dealer

:: Russia's most secret weapon lives in a pedestrian underpass ...

... [ published at underground voices ] ...


[4] - > Three Damsels in the Neon Bath

:: because what happens when you follows the girls from the cafe? ...

... [ published at southern cross review ] ...


[3] - > Wendy's, Honey

:: how a trip to the drive thru can lead you face to face with the Great Abyss ...

... [ published at thieves jargon ] ...


[2] - > Travel Photography

:: maybe they should be suspicious that he's always in the right place at the right time ...

... [ published at contrary ] ...


[1] - > Atomic Age: A Play in One Act

:: two loving parents go on a campus visit to their son's apartment, who is obviously making great strides in graduate school ...

... [ published at ygdrasil ] ...


[0] Previous publications appeared in the now-defunct [ hiss quarterly ] ... [ starfish poetry ] ...  [ aggregated press ] ...