In My Other Life I’m A Cowboy
Ever since my imagination was captured by a children’s western running on Irish TV in the early eighties, I wanted to be a cowboy…
Read MoreMy Mother Was A Nun
It’s true! My mother was once a nun. As a child, I gazed at the brittle black-and-white photo of her and wondered about her other life.
Read MoreAll we could do was wait…
As T berates me for my poor timekeeping my mind returns to the days when my father collected me from school. I smile to myself at how lucky he is – I know all about waiting…
Read MoreThe Model School, Athy
The Model School in Athy was founded in 1851 and in all those years had never managed to make its Tudor gothic appearance remotely welcoming…
Read MoreChoking on the memory
When the kids to wrap their fingers around my neck in play I’m transported back in time to the day a man strangled his daughter on the stairs of their home while her mother and siblings watched…
Read MoreA farm-girls reluctant farewell
Growing up on an isolated farm in rural Ireland, my childhood memories are largely happy ones. I spent most of my time playing outdoors. Comfortable in the realm of my imagination, safe in the brightness of the sunshine, things could have been idyllic but for the inexplicable holes and blanks in my child’s comprehension. Looking past the fresh air and freedom, all was not well in my world.
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is a freelance features writer and mother of three currently based in Canada. She's written for newspapers, magazines and a range of expat and mental health websites, and has been a cultural chameleon since she first emigrated aged eight.
