5/26/2023 0 Comments The guts roddy doyle![]() ![]() No, said Jimmy, the son.-Darren has two. It’s Darren has the three, is it? said his da. A pain in the hole at times but, today, exactly what Jimmy wanted. His da was messing, pretending he didn’t know how many grandchildren he had. It was why he phoned his da every couple of weeks. No, said Jimmy.-It’s been four for a good while. Is it the four you have? said his da.-I thought it was three. I know tha’, said Jimmy.-I’ve four of them. Well, said his da now in the pub.-Facebook. There’s fuck-all work, he’d told everyone when he’d made the announcement on Stephen’s Day, when Jimmy had dragged the kids to his parents’ house to collect the presents and kiss their granny.-So I might as well just stop an’ call it retirement. Jimmy’s da had still been working when he got the phone. It had started the day his da got his first mobile. In the early evening, before he went home after work. ![]() It wasn’t unusual any more, having a pint with his father. ***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected proof.*** ![]()
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