“What face?” I said again. I wanted to help. I wanted more wine. My flare-ups, real and imagined, may be related to all the drinking I do now. I think I drink every day, which seems shocking, until I try to conceive of getting through a whole day without drinking, which seems unfeasable. I handed … Read more
What a beautiful day to be a nihilist. The sun shatters like a wine glass on the sheer ocean. Someone is stretching a canvas on the patio. Little blue flowers whose names I will never know sprout up in the grass, crickets trill, an empty crab shell contemplates existence on the window sill— the compost … Read more
It is thirty years since I consumed my last drop of milk and the food scene for vegans in Ireland has changed considerably in that time. Back then options for eating out were fairly limited, although there were always a few vegetarian places along with Indian, Italian and Chinese restaurants that could easily cater for … Read more