Lorretto Wain

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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“Irish Dairy” by Lorretto Wain

Submitted to Contest #94

Sainsbury’s, May 2021“Uncle Kieran can I have these water pistols?”It’s been 30 years since I last took a child grocery shopping. It was bad enough in the 1980s with the kids wanting the sweets at the end of the checkout and all that. Fast forward to the 21st century and the problem has mushroomed, along with the size of supermarkets in general. Before I went to prison supermarkets only sold food. These days they sell everything from sun-dried tomatoes to fecking funeral plans. Nothing is sacred from these corporate giants. There are whole s...

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“My Father's Sin” by Lorretto Wain

Submitted to Contest #94

 The night air is disturbed by a cracking sound. It’s like a wet tea-towel being slapped onto a work surface. And then there is silence. My Dad will never forgive himself.I’ll never forgive my Dad. But Donnachadh Brophy has forgiven him already. Dad and Brophy are brothers-at-arms. They were serving Royal Ulster Constabulary officers at the height of the Troubles that plagued Northern Ireland. Everyone in the Force knew Brophy and O’Driscoll. They were so closely intertwined that they became like a pair of scissors. ...

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Author bio

My mind is the home of a multitude of characters, each with their strengths and weaknesses, their beauties and blemishes, tragedies, comedies, vulnerabilities, annoyances and talents. I love them all and it's my privelege to make their stories come to life. But I'm not a writer. I'm just their typist.