June 23, 2005

A colourful marriage

Taken from the best-selling collection 'Moments Short Stories by Irish Women Writers in Aid of the Victims of the Tsunami'.

I find Heather upstairs in my bedroom. She is sprawled on her stomach, legs in scissor like formation. She has the television on full blast as per usual. I turn it down slightly. She giggles.

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Skin Deep - the new novel from Catherine Barry

'Rich with Irish humour and universal truths, Skin Deep cuts through the world's outer shell to reveal real, flawed people you care about ... by turns witty and tragic: its poignancy will remain long after you've read it' - Cathy Kelly

Skin Deep is available from bookstores now...

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The 28th Day - extract

From the Collection Irish Girls About Town

I am sitting at the breakfast table with my husband Michael, the man I normally love cherish and adore. Only I will not love and cherish and adore him for the next 24 hours. I will detest, despise and resent the very air he breathes because I have p.m.t.

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June 11, 2005

PMT - The Real Weapon of Mass Destruction

Ever wanted to kill your husband? Well, you're not the only one...

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June 01, 2005

Eminem and the Bockady People

I love Eminem. There. It’s out. I will say it again. I just love Eminem. I am the mother of two small children, regard myself as a pretty good role model, have raised my kids very well, and they have turned out wonderful. But I still love Eminem…

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April 18, 2005

I, Mother of Bastards

A topical debate about 'lone parents' sparked off by Professor Ed Walsh seems to have invited a flurry of poison-pen articles. These 'self appointed' armchair psychiatrists seem to have it all wrapped up...

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