Category: Humour

‘What’s happening now Ann?’ My mother is in my ear. ‘Is he out yet? It’s 10 o’clock.’ We watch the empty altar on my tablet. There’s no sign of Father Joe yet. The sun is streaming in the window. You can almost feel the stuffiness of the church from it. There’s a comment from Nuala Costigan, ‘Watching and praying with you.’ ‘Who’s she?’ says Mam. I remind her she’s a “contemporary” of mine. Of course Nuala Costigan is watching. She’s …