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The Soldier

With strength inconceivable 
The tiny soldier marches on
Hoisting his prize aloft,
Determination,
Duty,
Destiny,
Complete conformity,

He trundles on
Knowing no better
Thinking no thoughts,
Acceptance,
Apathy,
Amenability,
Perfect pliability,

In line with his brethren,
A cog of thousands
Serving only his queen,
Loyalty,
Labouring,
Lading, 
Utter unity, 

The bliss of ignorance 
The content of unheeded, 
Never knowing the vastness of the world,
An exchange, 
For his purpose unquestioned.

More poetry

(C) Sarah O'Regan

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The Wonderings of Jack Coving

Once again, you have arrived, full of zealous to engage in my wonderings. I won’t keep you too long this time; short and sweet, I promise. I appreciate your interest in the nattering of a broken man; it is very kind of you. Please make yourself comfortable and join me, as we dive once again, into my wonderings.

It’s a Dog’s Life

It says a lot about the morals and values of society when an eleven grand reward is offered up for information regarding a tortured dog. It makes me think that priorities are somewhat askew here.

From one animal lover to another; it makes me sick to my stomach to think that somebody would be so twisted as to slit the throat of a family pet, however on the same weekend as this horrific incident; a man in his seventies was pulled from a car and beaten to within an inch of his life; his attacker got into a serious fit of road rage. Not many people had heard about this; never mind mustering the enthusiasm to catch the sick son of a bitch who flogged this poor man... More

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The Wonderings of Jack Coving  

I must admit my surprise to see you return. I thought my last rant had sent you on your way for good. How glad I am we cross paths again. Please my friend, fill your glass and make yourself comfortable, as we indulge once again, in my wonderings…

Jack Coving Presents: Where is my God?

An Atheist’s Guide to Salvation

At one point in my life, I had it all worked out. I had a wonderful wife, a promising career, a nice home and a savage car; I still have the car, but like myself, it’s been through the trenches. I dealt with the here and the now; with facts, figures and logic. I thought I was smart; much smarter than those God fearing fools. I had it all figured out. I didn’t fall into the trap of humble, wholesome religion; God never existed and never will. Who needs God when you have logic?...More

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Arts and Crafts - Wind Chimes
I decided to spend my lazy bank holiday Monday making these not very chimey wind chimes out of old Christmas decorations, ribbons, bangles and old jewelry... More

Hearts and Stars

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Indulge yourself in the first Wondering of of Jack Coving, as he relinquishes his own colourful insight on the Equal Marriage Referendum coming up on May 22nd in Ireland.

The Wonderings of Jack “Mother-Fucking” Coving

For those of you who don't know me, I am Jack, Mother-Fucking Coving: 

Divorced, desolate and drunk; sitting in a tiny shoe box flat, housing only a child's sized bed, a worn hotplate and a drippy tap. I drink hard, I fuck hard, I write hard. I couldn’t tell you when I last had a shave or a vegetable that wasn’t encased in batter.

Annie, she was my first wife and is a good woman. Don’t let our divorce pit you against her, she put up with a lot; I didn’t get my name for no reason, you know. Fuck, I saw the devil himself rise inside her the day she caught her mother, Maura, and I going at it on the kitchen counter. She ran me out of the house bollock naked, Eileen next door got a good gawk and all...More

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Getting Back to it!
Though I have remained somewhat dormant within the creative world for some time (I may have been slightly disillusioned leaving college) A recent "spiritual awakening" (In the words of the outstanding Brene Brown) has rekindled my joy, passion and confidence for storytelling. I have over the last year, been taking literally every lunch break, every evening, ever day off, every little moment to complete my first novel; which had been manifesting in my imagination for over a decade.
It is almost complete and will hopefully be the first of a trilogy of fantasy adventure epics.

For now, I have written this soul searching piece. A piece that really helped me.


Pretending

In a world of pretenders, I pretend; to fit in. I pretend; to feel accepted. I pretend; to make friends. So many years of pretending; I became lost and unknown to myself.

In a society of extroverts, the loudest thrive.
Boldness and brashness is the key to success; domination of people, title, money and power is the goal... More

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Character Paintings
I've always loved the bold, vibrant colours and style used in pop art.

Bright colours and bold outlines have always been my prefered style, when it comes to painting; mostly because I'm not much of a painter and I never really developed the skillful techniques used in blending and shading colours.

Here is a small sample of acrylic paintings I have done inspired by video game and comic book characters. I have a few more on the go, but it is slow, steady work... More

My Hero

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Dreamy Diana
I bought a Diana+ Dreamer camera a while back. It is a great little camera but takes tons of practice.

I still have a lot of film yet to develop and have had a lot of film already come up totally blank but here is a collection of the better ones. When you get this camera to work, man, does it work.

I absolutely love the hazy, dreamy effect you get from it. all of these photos are untouched by photoshop or any digital editor, the filter effects are entirely the devise of the analogue camera... More

Enchanted Forest

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Time-haggard Foreboding
This is a small collection of polaroids that didn't take to time so well. Though they have faded, I think it adds in creating a foreboding surrealism to the scene... More

Foreboding Bounds

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People who back the wrong side lose the war, and go on losing.

I don't recall where I got the quotation from, however I conjured this piece under its influence.

The short story focuses more on the consequences of making a series a bad choices, rather than focusing on the choices themselves. It's nothing too serious, just a piece I did for sheer enjoyment.
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The Losing Side
It was well past three am and a dense layer of smoke billowed through the grubby pub. It was almost empty, except for the hooded stranger who silently gulped a pint at the bar; at a round table near the centre of the room, sat a threesome, two of whom were grossly invested in a poker game.

The sinister man with the jagged front teeth, greasy black hair and cigarette burned shirt was the reason why Walter had to keep his pub open past serving hours; Psycho Bill, they called him. Scrawny and unkempt, he could have been mistaken for any lowlife thug, Bill, however, was in actual fact the highly influential leader of a local gang and he ran the entire town... More

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Polaroid Fun - England

I went to visit my brother in Hastings, England and took a trip to see the Beatles museum in Liverpool. I decided to bring my Polaroid camera along for fun... More

Drowning Coast

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The Wrong Side

This was shot and edited over a three day period. I was required to make a non-dialogue narrative film for an assignment for college. I am fascinated with the style of the 40s and wanted to make a classy, stylish piece, inspired from film noir. I had a crew of three people, plus myself.

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Polaroid Fun!

This was my first time using the camera but it was so much fun! I can't wait to take more snaps with it!

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All About Me

I am just fresh from college, released into the big bad world. I studied multimedia for 5 years - 2 years in ST. John's Central College in Cork, 2 years in Cork Institute of Technology and I did a term in Darmstadt, Germany, as an Erasmus student.

I then studied film for a year in St. John's Central College, Cork. Because of my previous multimedia experience I was admitted directly into 2nd year of the course.

I have a vast knowledge of media studies. Studying multimedia gave me a very rounded perspective with film, animation, audio, graphic design, web design, creative thinking, cognitive thinking, beginner phscology and film theory. I excelled greatly at film and as such, when I finished my multimedia course, I decided to specialise in the field of film. I really enjoyed my time at St. John's and felt the film course and the teachers are excellent.

In the course I excelled mostly in editing, script writing and producing. Though these are all very different areas of the industry, I feel I have a great aptitude for all three. Script writing allows my imagination to run free and lets me be very creative. I thoroughly enjoy the creativity and technical aspects of editing. It is amazing how many ways the same story can be told through editing. I feel my producing skills are very good. I work well under pressure and I naturally embraced the role of a producer.

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