I Want to Know That I Will Be Okay was written over a decade, in between books. But it really took shape over the last year. I was remote working, as were we all, and getting to grips with the way the world had shifted. When school ended, I would walk around my neighbourhood, looking at the fancy gardens and trying to name the plants. Dandelion, Red Valerian, Borage, Sorrel, Hawthorn. And Bay, so much Bay, reminding me to dream. …
Category: Essays
OK, Let’s Do Your Stupid Idea is what I say to myself silently whenever a loved one, bandmate or colleague has an idea I am unsure of. Then I smile …
Literary journals have thrived in Ireland and have repeatedly succeeded in their goals of finding, supporting, and showcasing new writing. These journals have published works by writers who go on …
Many years ago, my mother met Maeve Binchy at an event and they got on like a house on fire: two Dalkey women with a lot in common. From then …
The first thing to note about Coventry by Rachel Cusk is that it is not a sequel to her (brilliant) trilogy of novels, Outline, Transit, and Kudos. Faber do their …
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