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Odysseus Revisited<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 A Short Story by Elaine Desmond<\/p>\n\n\n

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Excerpt from Odysseus Revisited<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The enclosed hum of the small restaurant is unsettling after the open stillness of the river walk from the car park.  You\u2019ve suggested the location – Blackrock Castle.  Although it\u2019s not as grand as it sounds, you guessed it might appeal to him as an American.  And, let\u2019s face it, Ireland is spoilt for choice where castles are concerned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

         This one is at the edge of the River Lee, its stone turrets and towers standing to attention beside water shimmering silver against a thinly grey summer sky.  It\u2019s just a 15-minute drive from the cranes and high rises of a congested city centre, as if it\u2019s been super-imposed on to modern Ireland like a medieval anachronism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         He\u2019s already at the table and stands when you arrive.  For a 55-year old, he\u2019s well maintained \u2013 the skin smooth and tanned, his body slim and expensively dressed – although he has something of the plastic look of Barry Manilow which is off-putting.  As you draw closer, you see that the Hollywood looks are accompanied by a certain coldness in his expression. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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