At our wedding, I spoke about why I loved Roger. One of the things I said was that when we were first going out he told me to look up at the tops of the buildings on Grafton Street. I was gobsmacked because they were gorgeous and I couldn't believe I had been living in … Continue reading Looking Up

When I was 20 I went to America on a J1 visa and like a lot of people I drank way too much. On this one night, I drank way, way too much and had a blackout. When I came to, I was in a field with two guys asking them where I was and … Continue reading Escape – The Moth Story Slam May 2017

The Black Rabbit watches me, her eyes a green-grey dark. I want her; I know in that moment I have always wanted her. I take a step towards her; she blinks, an invitation to her dark abyss. Did the Black Rabbit smile? Can Rabbits smile? As always on the cusp, I hesitate, unable to grasp … Continue reading The Black Rabbit – Spontaneity Issue 10

I was 13 and I was lying in bed gazing at my AHA poster on the wall but actually thinking about my Granddad funeral and it suddenly struck me. Death meant you would be gone. My Mum and Dad were going to die, my brother, my sisters…my friends. I was going to die. And my … Continue reading When Worlds Collide – The Moth Grandslam Pavilion Theatre 2016