Tag: fiction
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Episode 38 – Fanny McFox, Medically Trained and Emotionally Inflamed..
Fanny McFox and the Grocery List of Woe. Where there’s a will, there’s a whinge (and possibly a repeat prescription). They say every family has a character but we hit the jackpot with Fanny McFox, the undisputed queen of the chronic complaint and high priestess of the prescription pad. A trained nurse, mind you. Which…
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Episode 31 – Turf Wars: The Bogfather Rises..
Today I find myself deep in contemplation – well, stewing really – over the turf. Not just any turf – my turf. The sacred sod. The ancestral bog-claim. The small plot of land that has somehow become the stage for one man’s personal remake of Game of Thrones, except with more grunting and fewer dragons.…
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Episode 21 – The Gospel According To Bully…
When the mask matters more than the man behind it. It’s a curious thing, watching a man polish his halo every Sunday morning. Down at Ballinfaurel the boots are clean, the hair is combed and the smile is set to ‘community mode’. The neighbours see a man of routine, a loyal family man, faithful to…
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Episode 18 – All Hail His Majesty, Sovereign of Faurel Lake
Every family has one – the mysterious sibling who claims to love the land, right up until there’s a boat involved. In our case, it was a real royal affair. Picture it: while the some of us were knee-deep in turf, care rotas and emotional debris, Bully Yates was quietly launching his monarchy… one boat…
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Episode 1 – New installation at Faurel Hill…
Nothing says ‘Welcome home’ like a freshly planted ‘NO PARKING‘ sign facing your front door – complete with threats of clamping and citations of legal acts no one asked for! Installed less than 24 hours after I dared to … unload groceries. Ah rural theatre. Featuring tractors, signs and sibling ego – on repeat. Let…
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Episode 2 Turf-Fueled Drama.
The Passive-Agressive Art of Denying A Woman Her Fuel You’d think, in rural Ireland, turf would be sacred. In a normal household, getting turf delivered is simple: it arrives, it gets stored and you warm your home. But alas, we’re back in bullyyates land, where access to fuel is political and the turf shed is…
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Episode 6 Whose Home Is It Anyway?
So here’s a fun rural living twist: I technically have the right to live in this house for the rest of my life – yay me! Lifetime residency! No crown, no castle just a mildly haunted farmhouse with a suspiciously nosy landlord/brother combo. But let’s talk maintenance, shall we? Now, I’m not out here trying…
UNDER THE WILL... OVER THE DRAMA... 