Growing Up Girl: Sexual Assault As Standard
As the world opens up for men it shrinks for women, to a space the exact size of your body and no more. Because, first and foremost, a body is all you are.
Dear Tooth Fairy… Baby Teeth – Do You Keep Them?
I'm not really sure why but I keep my children's baby teeth when they fall out. I can't bring myself to throw them away. What do you do with your little one's teeth?
RIP Google Reader
If you've just realised time is short, grab your coffee, your stressball or your cross-stitch, take a deep breath, and I'll show you some alternatives to losing that perfectly honed list of blogs you've become attached to over the years...
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...
We’re moving!
A move to independence has been in the works for some time, but the day is finally here. Expatlogue is going self-hosted which means that instead of riding in the car, I have the keys!
I never knew you felt that way…
I'm amazed and thrilled that something I began purely as a personal endeavour has struck a chord with so many of you. Learning that I have a chance at winning GOLD has really opened my eyes to the support you give me and I'm profoundly grateful.
…just a quick “Thankyou”
A few months ago I read the gripping tale of a woman who changed the direction of her life, trusting in her skills and broadening her abilities in order to make the leap of working abroad. Amazingly, she's awarded me the Blogger of the Year Award!
It’s Awards Season
When it comes to a blog, it's the readers that make it. The comments and conversations, reading and sharing encourage me to write with ever greater enthusiasm, passion and clarity. Here's a smattering of stars from the blogosphere...
Is language in danger?
Language is a living, evolving entity, but doesn’t it need nurturing and protection like any other living thing? We seek to preserve species, geographical sites and places of historical interest – what about the tools with which we convey our deepest instincts, fears and truths – the essence of what it is to be human?
Do you live to write or write to live?
Whatever made me think I’d be immune? I’d read the blog posts about pressure sapping creativity and the danger of writing for your audience instead of yourself and shrugged it off with nonchalant naivety - that didn't sound like me at all...
