Justin Aylward

I am a writer from Co. Dublin, Ireland. In the past I have published short stories for Fly on the Wall Press and Fairlight Books in the UK, East of the Web in the US, and for Idler Online Magazine in Ireland. In 2021 I self-published my debut novel entitled The Daisy Resurrected. I have also written a feature length screenplay based on an unpublished short story, a trilogy of short film scripts and a three act play. I also review films for numerous online movie outlets.

That Summer

It’s six years since I was last home. It’s funny how quickly you can forget yourself. London is a long way from the village in Limerick where I spent one August as a teenager. We used to go a lot when I was a small boy, but I couldn’t remember it very well. But it wasn’t until I was fifteen that it became a part of me. Until then, I never wanted to visit family. It was summer after all, I should have been with friends, but my mother made me go.

Issue 78, October 2023

Justin Aylward

I am a writer from Co. Dublin, Ireland. In the past I have published short stories for Fly on the Wall Press and Fairlight Books in the UK, East of the Web in the US, and for Idler Online Magazine in Ireland. In 2021 I self-published my debut novel entitled The Daisy Resurrected. I have also written a feature length screenplay based on an unpublished short story, a trilogy of short film scripts and a three act play. I also review films for numerous online movie outlets.

That Summer

It’s six years since I was last home. It’s funny how quickly you can forget yourself. London is a long way from the village in Limerick where I spent one August as a teenager. We used to go a lot when I was a small boy, but I couldn’t remember it very well. But it wasn’t until I was fifteen that it became a part of me. Until then, I never wanted to visit family. It was summer after all, I should have been with friends, but my mother made me go.

Issue 78, October 2023

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