A Mean Spirit by Joan Treacy

<p>A group of mourners attend a funeral and a wake for a shopkeeper and we learn more about his past and relationships.</p> <p>This short story was written and read by <b>Joan Treacy</b>.</p> <p>Joan Treacy has been writing for about five years. She has written many short stories and several of them have been published in Irish magazines. She is a member of Leixlip library writing group and they have helped and encouraged her writing. She is also the author of a horror novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Orchard-House-Haunted-shocking-tragic-ebook/dp/B09KP2FJ5V/" target="_blank">Orchard House</a>.             </p> <p>Produced by <a href="https://www.martinnathan.co.uk/" target="_blank">Martin Nathan</a></p> <p>Martin Nathan has worked as a labourer, showman, pancake chef, fire technician, and a railway engineer. His short fiction has been published by Tangent Press, HCE and Grist and his poetry has appeared in Finished Creatures, Erbacce and Aesthetica. His novel – A Place of Safety is published by Salt Publishing.</p> <p>     </p>