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The Songbird Sings of Death

 "A Hoor of a Day," finds the narrator confronting his Da in his coffin. Even from his box, the man has the power to intrude on his son's thoughts and his memories, the father's phrases and aphorisms serving as an unsettling coda to his life.

A hoor of a day

audio of my story, birdcage. it appeared at Necessary Fiction.

Birdcage

audio of my story, blood a cold blue, which appeared in an edited version at http://www.wordriot.org/archives/4532.

Blood a cold blue

The crucified

Writer, James Claffey, hails from County Westmeath, Ireland, and lives on an avocado ranch in Carpinteria, CA, with his wife, the writer and artist, Maureen Foley, their daughter, Maisie, and Australian cattle-dog, Rua. His collection of stories, Blood a Cold Blue is available for pre-order from Press 53. His website is at www.jamesclaffey.com.

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