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23 Kilos of Imagination

I recently travelled with a 23-kilo suitcase from Europe to rural Canada. It took seven legs…
The Best of Irish Men

Dear Kevin, I found you! Almost four months later. At the university bus stop, on the…
Geography of Pathlessness

As soon as I dumped my bags, I went straight up the hill to the web…
Beautiful Irish Man

Dear Kevin, One month ago today, I accosted you at Dublin airport at 5h00 something. You…
How I became a bleeding heart

Are the Irish Different? I’m in Ireland, studying, and taking a class called: Are the Irish…
Take Heart in Ageing

Our relationship with time. As we age, our future shrinks. In our youth, we feel wealthy…
Word with a sideward glance

There are not many ways of talking about positive ageing without sounding like you’re arguing. That’s…
Narrating Death

Elle died last week, 25 days after being told she had a month. During that time,…
Elle and I

My friend Elle, from two blogs ago, has less than three months of life on earth.…
The Slow and the Swift Under the Sun

It is spring and the gardens are edged. Eight years of tending them, jubilantly gouging new…