No more, please, no more. I am wrung dry of tears, as though I were a rag twisted in the hands of mighty Samson himself. They have spilled upon this cold stone floor all night, this floor that I pace my agony across this floor that was to be his inheritance. I look out of [...]
Alan Caden
Alan Caden is 29 years old. He graduated in Spanish and English in NUIG, where he is now studying to become a second-level teacher. Despite accusations, he denies any involvement with the University’s MA in Writing program. However, he admits to having associated with past pupils, claiming that anything he has contracted from them has not been fatal.
A native of Galway, he has been known to pop up in such exotic climes as Latin America, Glasgow and Dublin. He has been published in Ropes literary journal, and was long-listed for the 2005 Brian MacMahon Short Story Competition. He lives with his girlfriend Louise and a motley collection of books. He is currently working on A Plastic Messiah, an experimental novel.