UNDER THE WILL… OVER THE DRAMA…

Category: Kin and Consequenes

  • Episode 78 – Pedestals, Ghosts, and the Tattler-in-Chief..

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    Pedestals, Ghosts, and the Tattler-in-Chief: An Ode to Fanny McFox… You know, it’s funny the things you don’t see until you’ve lived long enough to grow your own collection of scars. How did I never see through her? The infamous Fanny McFox, tattler, gatekeeper, ghoster supreme. Back when I was a teenager, I was waging…

  • Episode 77 – Do Ya Want the Air Fryer?!

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    Do Ya Want the Air Fryer?! – The Day The Grief Parade Rolled In.. When people say grief brings out the best and worst in families, I now know what they mean. Mostly the worst. Dad hadn’t even been gone 24 hours when Bully Yates, always quick off the mark, installed a brand new, locked…

  • Episode 76 – Bully Post..

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    Bully Post: The Night the Chimneys Spoke… You know what always blows my mind about people like Bully? It’s not the big dramatic stuff – it’s the relentless, petty, low-grade negligence that piles up like a heap of rotting turf until one night it tries to kill you. Let me paint you a picture. I…

  • Episode 75 – Bully’s War Room…

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    Bully’s War Room: How to Take Over a Life in 5 Easy Steps… You ever watch a horror film where you’re shouting at the telly, ‘Don’t go in there! Don’t trust him! Can’t you see what’s happening?! ‘ Yeah – that was my life. Only it wasn’t a horror film. It was my Dad, me,…

  • Episode 73 – Home Sweet What Now?

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    Filed under: Emotional Landmines, Turf Wars, and Other Faurel Hill Delights… You know that feeling when you’ve had a long day, you finally get into your car, and you should be thinking about what’s for dinner – but instead, you’re bracing for psychological warfare? Yeah. That. Most people drive home from work thinking about leftovers…

  • Episode 72 – Not All Monsters Roar…

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    Not All Monsters Roar (Some Wear Cardigans and Make Trifle)… I once submitted a receipt for hoover bags. Hoover bags, folks. Not diamond-studded ones. Not antique ones. Just plain, functional dust-hoovering bags because, shockingly, dirt exists. I was on social welfare at the time, and it was a simple reimbursement. No drama. No debate. Or…

  • Episode 71 -The Spy Who Loved WiFi…

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    The Spy Who Loved WiFi (And Left Me for Dead)… There’s a special place in hell for people who take advantage of dementia patients. And an even darker corner for sisters like Fanny McFox, who see it as an opportunity to install a 24/7 surveillance system in your dying father’s room while you survive on…

  • Episode 70 – What’s Eating Bully?..

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    What’s Eating Bully? A Lightly Cheeky, Slightly Spiritual Exploration… Lately, between cups of tea and chats with old friends, I’ve found myself thinking about our dear Bully. Not in a keep him in my prayers kind of way (let’s not get carried away), but in a what makes a person behave like that? sort of…

  • Episode 70 – PSA from Morgan & Paula…

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    Newlywed tip: Beware of Bully’s Horn Concerto… In case you’re planning a romantic Irish getaway, here’s a hot tip: never park outside someone’s front door in Ireland if there’s a ‘no parking’ sign – unless, of course, you enjoy impromptu horn symphonies and doorbell rage performances. We innocently thought we’d scored prime parking real estate…

  • Episode 69 – An American Honeymoon at Faurel Hill…

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    An American Honeymoon at Faurel Hill: The Unexpected Horn Symphony & Doorbell Drama… by Morgan and Paula… We arrived at Mae’s home, excited for a quiet night filled with laughter and maybe a pint or two or a bit of teq-kill-ya ( which Morgan brought). Instead, we found ourselves suddenly part of an unscripted local…