Tag: #Under The Will Over The Drama
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Hindsight is the Foresight of a Gobshite…
You ever notice how some people are absolute experts on your life after the fact? You could be standing in the smouldering ruins of a disaster of epic proportions, be it a relationship, a job, a family feud, or one of those “Sure, it seemed like a good idea at the time” moments, and there’s…
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A Field Full of Sheep and Me…
I wasn’t planning to write this today.But you know how those daily writing prompts sneak up on you? Today’s question is, “What bothers you and why?”, and well… turns out the writing prompt works. Who knew? 😂 It got me thinking more about the things that used to bother me, the things I’ve let go…
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Empty Fridges, Full Grudges, and Other Nonsense…
Daily Writing Prompt: What bothers you and why? And before I started making a list, the length of the Shannon, I took a deep breath… Because when I sat with this morning, the first thing that popped into my head was people who put empty boxes back in the fridge. Then I laughed, because of…
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Half-Truths, Suspicions, and Sacred Maybes…
Daily Writing Prompt: List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain. Honestly? I don’t think I know anything for certain. Not a damn thing. Life seems to take great pleasure in proving me wrong the minute I get too sure of myself. But for the sake of this prompt, and in the spirit of…
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When Land Isn’t Just Land…
When Land Isn’t Just Land: Inheritance, Dementia, and the Old Irish Wounds We Carry… There’s a strange heaviness that comes with family inheritance. And it’s not the paperwork or the solicitors or the bickering over fences and sheds.It’s something older. Something heavier. Something no one warns you about. If you’ve lived it, you’ll know what…
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Early Birds, Old Dogs, and Murphy’s Law….
Daily Writing Prompt: What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? When do I go to bed and wake up? Well, like most things in my life, it depends. I always wake up to the sound of birds singing in summertime. There’s something about that early chorus that pulls me out of…
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Episode 92 – If Heff Could Talk…
If Heff Could Talk… Heff is fifteen now. Blind for just eight months, but wise beyond all his years.He was Mam’s dog first. Then he became Dad’s shadow. But truth be told, he’s always been mine. Even Dad used to say it: “Heff only has eyes for you, not that he needs them.” Now, those…
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