Ciseach
Thanks to Katie for reminding me to turn to the writings of the Celtic poet and philosopher, John O’ Donohue; in particular his last work before his untimely death, Benedictus: A Book of Blessings, has… Continue reading
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A circle of friends
“Then, a circle of your friends, will defend the silver lining” ~John Mayer As we have all read about Marie and this difficult time with her mother being so ill, we bloggesses sat… Continue reading
Standing in the Gap
The only thing helping me cope right now, giving me the strength I need to keep going through all of this, is being able to turn to this blog, to write a… Continue reading
An unrequited love
It’s been a while, but I still remember those heady first days and weeks of falling in love, when the first thought in the morning, the last thought at night and all during… Continue reading
Grief is exhausting
Grief is just so exhausting. Someone described it as living in two worlds at the same time. As soon as I return from the hospital after my morning visit to see my mother, I… Continue reading
On the other side…
Today my family met with my mother’s consultant at the hospital to hear the results of her scans and what treatment he was proposing. I had steeled myself for the possibility of a… Continue reading
Far from home…
As you know I travelled to Malta last week to attend the 10th Europa Donna Pan European Conference. Valetta, where we are staying, is a beautiful city with stunning architecture and I had… Continue reading
Narative Nipple
Narrative Nipple is a new online literary community which was launched last week by Catherine Brunelle (who you may recognise from her weekly round up appearances as Bumpyboobs). In today’s guest post, Catherine tell us what led… Continue reading
Giuliana Rancic’s breast cancer diagnosis
I didn’t intend to write another blog post today as I settle into my first day in Malta, but I have to say I was really shocked to read of Giuliana Rancic’s breast cancer diagnosis and felt… Continue reading
