It's been too long since we've had a Friday Favourites post! This edition is brought to you by our Friday Night Cinema Parties; the one tradition our family keeps, no matter where in the world we happen to be.
Read moreSaturation Relapse and a Selfish Cure
First, a confession: I’ve been lazy about writing. Since we received our Irish citizenship, I’ve wondered how my written perspective would change, or rather, if it even should change. Am I still an expatriate, a foreigner, a blow-in, a transplant, and now an immigrant?
Read moreMothering Day, and How (and Who) We Choose to Mother
Photo by Joshua Reddekopp on Unsplash
I have big thoughts on a recent op-ed from The Washington Post entitled, "I would’ve aborted a fetus with Down syndrome. Women need that right." But first, some context.
Read moreHere + Now (Winter 2018)
Here is cold, snowy, blizzardy Dublin. The whole of the country is shut down, a curfew is in place, and we are riding out Storm Emma and The Beast From The East. And now is a few months past due on a family, life and work update. Kids are home, Matt's away, a LOST marathon is on the telly...
Read moreHanging out in the Grove
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash
Sadly, the grove I've been frequenting doesn't look as spectacular as the one above. Instead of purple flora at great heights, this grove is populated with complicated feelings and unburied, unhurried words.
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