"The final chapter on growing up in Northern Ireland"
Charlotte took a deep breath before opening the bar door. Everyone was getting very jittery these days. There had been another shooting the night before when loyalist gunmen entered a bar in County Derry and opened fire, killing three people...
"Charlotte meets a new punk in town"
“You cannot compare Stiff Little Fingers to the Undertones.”Charlotte slipped into the empty seat beside Emma, trying not to interrupt Dave whilst he was in full flow. The source of his wrath appeared to be a cute looking guy with...
"Fiona has a new look, Emma's got a new man but what does Charlotte want?"
Charlotte felt like shite warmed up. The ferry crossing from Larne to Stranraer had been a lot rougher than last time and while she hadn’t been seasick, there had been a stench of vomit throughout the ship by the time...
"The band make their debut and Charlotte has an interview for Art College"
Charlotte was standing at the sink washing the dinner dishes when her mum opened the kitchen door and told her that her friend was there to see her. Charlotte picked up the tea towel to dry her hands and smiled...
"Christmas brings Charlotte's guitar back and Fiona's Miss Paula arrives"
Charlotte took a deep breath and opened the door of the music shop. “I don’t give a fuck if it’s the week before Christmas. I quit!”Charlotte had to step aside as a very disgruntled man with an angry red face barged...
"Charlotte gets used"
Charlotte knelt, gazing up at Fiona. She could feel Fiona’s cum drying on her face. She licked her lips, tasting the honey-sweet stickiness as she watched Fiona’s breathing return to normal.The promise implicit in Fiona’s words, “we are going to...
"Fiona's coming home for Christmas"
“Another Open day? Was London not enough for you?”“But Mum, the whole school is going. It’s just to Belfast for the day. It won’t cost anything. You just have to sign the permission slip.”Charlotte’s mother sighed with exasperation and scrawled...
"Charlotte's adventures continue as she endures the school Formal."
Charlotte had read the copy of NME she’d picked up at the kiosk at the coach station three times by the time the ferry docked back into Larne. The announcement for everyone to disembark woke Charlotte from her daydreams of...
"The girls make it to London."
Charlotte was surprised but relieved that her parents had agreed she could go to London to check out the Art College at Open Day. They’d said they’d pay for the bus, and they’d even provide some spending money.Emma had spoken...
"Emma reveals what is troubling her"
Charlotte was in her room. She watched the 12” disc of black vinyl spinning on the record player as Robert Smith’s voice sang the chorus of ‘The Funeral party.’ She picked up the postcard again. The front showed a group of...