Stories by Gerry Gaffney Gerry Gaffney

"Moving to Phoenix was a big deal for us, but we got lucky, in particular with our neighbours, the Lees. John and Mary and their kids were a plug-and-play match for our family..."
A story of a cover-up and its consequences.

“A gigolo.” said Christopher. “For f*** sake Jimmy, how did you come up with that idea?"

"They’d been married for seven years when Denise began talking in her sleep.
"Or maybe, thought Arthur, she’s talked in her sleep before and I didn’t hear her because I was asleep. Seems unlikely, though, she’s a good sleeper. Always envied that, deep in the waters of, whatever it is. Lethe..."
A story about using AI to reinforce our prejudices and assumptions.

"Vera was walking the dog around the park. She looked at the young woman coming towards her. She had a young boy with her, probably her son. Vera saw the boy was holding tightly to his mother's dress and chattering away to her. He looked very cute and Vera smiled at the woman. She smiled back..."
A story about teenagers and adults' perceptions of them.

"Wingtips? Are you making model aeroplanes or what?" Martin asked his brother Derek...
A story about loss and upheaval.

"Saoirse came down the stairs slowly. She didn't want a continuation of last night's unpleasantness..."
A story about the fraught relationship between a woman and her mother-in-law.