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Readables
In this section you’ll find a selection of my work. It varies from fiction to non-fiction, from column to poem.
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Idle hands are the devil’s workshop or why being bored is a good thing
The above proverb is meant to instil fear into people's heart, fear of doing nothing. Sounds scary enough, so it would work for me, if I would believe in a devil, which I don't. Who needs a devil when taking into consideration what some people are capable of? But...
The Story of Roundy Fatmouse – Prologue
Roundy's godmother Maria and I have touched upon how great it would be if Roundy's extraordinary story would end up in a real book. And who knows, it could easily happen! Last Saturday I met a little mouse on the streets of Tralee. He was there with his godmother...
Silence is golden
When I was about 18, a family member who was at my birthday commented on the appearance of one of the other guests. I remember the exact words, but they don't translate well, so the gist will have to do. She basically said, loudly, that the person in question had the...
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The Hagetisse’s Herbal Grimoire in Happinez Magazine
It's absolutely brilliant if someone tells you they like your book, but if an enthusiastic review appears in one of your own favourite magazines, that is, of course, a HUGE compliment! You can therefore imagine that my cheeks glowed quite a bit when I saw The...
‘In the corona crisis, public opinion has been hijacked by absurd judgments’
Over the last months I have regularly been baffled by what I saw happening around me. As more and more data became available, it also became clear that the coronavirus wasn't as dangerous as we first feared. It certainly didn't warrant the tremendous damage the corona...
Turtle World, a story by Emma Storris, inspired by a painting by Kuze
Today is the first day of K-Fest 2018 in Killorglin, Ireland. For anyone who happens to be in the neighbourhood, I'd pop by if I were you. It is a colourful gathering of creative people showing the world - well, at least part of it - what they have been doing artwise....
Matthäus-Passion Twenty Eighteen
Sometimes prose just doesn't suffice. Sometimes you need poetry to wrap your head around the world. Last weekend something happened that required poetry badly. Here's a poem for a poet. And the son sat in the mother’s lap ‘I am so tired’ he said ‘I can’t go on.’ ‘I...
Life after Facebook
This week I finally did it: I cancelled my Facebook account. I was very late in joining the FB legion, but - once in - I was in completely. I collected friends, groups, pages and events. I was fully enjoying virtual life. But somewhere deep inside it didn’t feel...
The Story of Roundy Fatmouse – The Early Years
I never asked her, but I can imagine that Maria had plenty of moments when she wished she'd never promised my mother to take care of me. I wouldn't blame her. For these first months with me must have been horrendous. I cried incessantly and, although I was – and still...