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Oops! Out of Bounds
Thee hand-made books containing a series of short stories and drawings
Stories and drawings by Johanna Keogh
Excerpts
Uncle Maurice
“I noticed him one day, disheveled, which he often fell into. His quiff poufed out and floating. He was groggy — hips forward, chest sunken and his barely tucked in long white shirt catching the breeze against the blue sky, as he emptied his pee laden chamber pot in the cabbage patch.”
Uncle Mickey’s Radio
“Uncle Mickey had a radio. It seemed to be a huge boon to him. He delightedly told Daddy all about it, which station he could pick up etc. It was one of the crackliest old radios I’ve ever heard,...”
Uncle Mickey’s Sick Cow
“She stared into space with her head down, fell to her knees and struggled to stand again. She did this so often that, even though the ground was soft, her knees were cut through. Bubbles of blood would ooze out slowly and sit there, lingering like her.”
Pat’s Bull
“He was moving swiftly and with earnest, leading the unsuspecting animal decked in it’s fine looking regalia, proudly behind him through the quiet fields.”
Ice Lollies at the Creamery
“We waited. Jerry checked his watch now and again and would give a shake to his head. The animal let out another intense roar, picking up the level.
Sending off uncle Mickeys cow
“Still very intense and red faced he held the gate to the enclosure open for me. As he limped towards the house ahead of me, he held his lowered head in his hands like someone fighting tears.”