He revels in his disorientation for a moment, then he pulls his light backpack out of the taxi, pays the driver and thanks him.
Houlihan clambers out of the taxi into it. There is no sign of beach or sea, only a street of assorted shop-fronts swimming in the heat. “Playa Chisme,” the driver announces as he pulls up.
When the taxi goes over the second speed bump, it jolts him into full consciousness. Houlihan’s Wake is accompanied by further stories and poems set in “Playa Chisme” and elsewhere in the country to provide a rich array of Fragments of Mexico. But can Houlihan’s death-wish do its worst in such a life-affirming place, where the lifeguards are adamant that nobody shall turn their massive party to celebrate a whole year without anyone drowning in Playa Chisme's lethal rip-tides into someone else’s pitiful wake? In Houlihan’s Wake, a young Irishman goes to Playa Chisme, on the Pacific coast of Mexico, determined to die, and determined to do so in a beautiful setting. To discover more work by Bryan Murphy, visit: The characters are products of the author’s imagination. Nothing stirred in the street below or behind the windows opposite.This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, places or events is purely coincidental.
The frames of the French window squalled like a baby as the handle turned. Turin, Republic of Padania, 11 August 2032. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. You are welcome to share it with your friends. Thank you for downloading this free e-book. This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, places or events is purely coincidental.
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