Past Habitual: Stories

By Alf MacLochlainn

Childhood play, scarlet fever, a first kiss, befriending a Nazi spy--the narrative of "Past Habitual" roams through experiences both commonplace and formative, all under the uneasy canopy of wartime Ireland. Moving with ease between the voices of a young child, a German immigrant, an I.R.A member, and colloquial chatter, MacLochlainn forms a web of interactions that expose a century's tensions. A combination of traditional prose, poetry, monologue, and music, "Past Habitual" is an engaging and fascinating depiction of an Ireland struggling through the effects of war--both distant and on her doorstep.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564781097
• ISBN13: 9781564781093
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher