Scar TissueThe stories in Scar Tissue appear under the enigmatic headings of Space, Home, Away, Nowhere, Somewhere. Through a wide variety of characters and situations, Clare Morgans subjects include sex, death, relationships, the individual, the impossibility of relationships, parents and children, the passing on (or not) of things between generations. Many are informed by a sense of loss. The stories also explore contemporary themes of displacement, belonging,

and from these and the language of old novels he concocts and wrestles with his ‘voice’

Being lesbian

right outside his door

Christi Merrill

reassuring and buoyant

and contemporary Irish poetry

is to be sent to the province to help expedite a resolution to this crisis

a dangerous liaison begins

Do journeys change or confirm us

The fate of her beloved elder brother has done more than leave her bereft

Padraig O'Morain's poetry has been published in anthologies and magazines in Ireland and the UK and broadcast on radio

Kristin Dimitrova was born in Sofia in 1963