Child’s Play (A Short Story)
In a school yard, a group of kids dressed in uniform were huddled together in a ring, looking over the shoulders of two boys in the centre. They were kneeling, staring at one another from opposite ends of a chalk circle drawn on the ground. One of the boys – a ruddy bruised face and […]
Childhood Love Potions
When I was 10 years old, there was a girl in my class I had a huge crush on. Every day my imagination would run wild, dreaming of scenarios where my true feelings could be made known to her, without the other students knowing. Already painfully shy, I didn’t want to invite extra attention, teasing […]
10 Life Lessons From a 10 Year Old – Rediscovering My Childhood Diary
Post-Holidays blues are a horrible thing. Almost one month to the day since I returned to Ireland from travelling South America, I’ve been filling my days with practical odds and ends to keep the mild depression at bay. One of those activities has been to finally clear the attic space in our family home. Years […]