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About me - Iseult Murphy

Iseult Murphy has been writing since she was a small child. She has a dark mind and is obsessed with horror, fantasy and science fiction. Her non fiction interests include animals, art and acting. She lives with her family, two dogs and two cats. Her short

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fantasy
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GIFTS FROM THE SEADympna walked along the damp sand by the sea edge the day after the storm. The beach was dirty with debris and she had to pick her way carefully. The wind had eventually died down and the new day promised sunshine and warmth.The calm weather brought no comfort to Dympna. She preferred when it was raw and pri... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Science fiction
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BOATSHolly sat on the chrome park bench and dried her eyes with a complexion enhancer. It was an expensive gadget, but one she had grown dependent upon - like all the other objects in her possession.She watched the golden autumn leaves spiral slowly earthwards through the still air and wondered why the park could still make h... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My experience with fostering animals
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In 2006, after my beloved dog of 9 years died suddenly, I was left feeling alone and empty. Nothing could ever replace Muffin, but I decided to go to the local dog shelter to look around and see if there were any suitable small dogs that I could re-home. I missed the companionship, the happy face and wagging tail when I got h... More..

Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Why I write
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WHY I WRITEPut simply, because I have to.I had a lonely childhood. Youngest of ten, chronically ill, I used to get very bored, irritated and depressed (or DIB, as I called it). As my family was besieged by problem after problem I felt adrift, lost in this sea of chaos which I didn't understand and could do nothing about. To h... More..

Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Doctor Who, Series 4, episode 1, Partners in Crime
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The fourth series of Doctor Who returns with Partners in Crime', which sees the Doctor battling Adipose, an alien made entirely of fat that incubates its young in obese humans. The idea might be scary if the young adipose erupted, alien like, from its host stomach leaving a bloody carcass behind. However, the young adipose ar... More..

Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book Reviews: World War Z - An oral history of the zombie war, by Max Brooks
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After reading 'The Zombie Survival Guide' I had to get Max Brook's follow up, 'World War Z'. I was not disappointed. If anything, it far exceeds the first book. On the front cover there is a quote from Simon Pegg, zombie enthusiast. He proclaims this book 'An absolute must have', a thought I echo.'World War Z' is set in an un... More..

Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Doctor Who, Series 4, episode 2 - The Fires Of Pompeii
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If you could travel back in time to the day before a natural disaster, what would you do?This is the question posed in the second episode of the fourth series of Doctor Who. The Doctor and new companion Donna, played by comedienne Catherine Tate of The Catherine Tate Show' fame, travel back to ancient Pompeii to the day befor... More..

Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Doctor Who, Series 4, episode 4, The Sontaran Stratagem
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Two past acquaintances of the Doctor return in the fourth episode of series four namely former companion Martha Jones and the tiny potato head warrior aliens, the Sontarans.After receiving a phone call from Martha, the Doctor and Donna return to Earth. Martha, who journeyed with the Doctor in series three and had a massive cr... More..

Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Doctor Who, Series 4, episode 3, The Planet of the Ood
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'The Circle Must Be Broken' chant the Ood in episode three of the latest series of Doctor Who.The Doctor and Donna arrive on the frozen home planet of the Ood, which humanity has taken over in order to lobotomize these peaceful aliens and transport them on a mega scale to all the outposts of the universe for use as slaves. Ob... More..

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