Wedding Reflection: Grief as a vine
I was twenty when my great grandmother died, twenty-two when my grandfather followed. I held my grandfather's hand in the hospital room...
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Shanley McConnell
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Ode to September
We begin the academic year with September. A month to learn and enjoy learning. To be inspired. This word "inspire" descends from the ...
Shanley McConnell
- Jul 30
- 6 min
Wedding Reflection: The Engagement Season and Forever After
Joshua and I courted our wedding day like a beloved date. We bought flowers, chose a venue, confirmed decor and finalised details with...
- Feb 27, 2018
- 3 min
Review of Aiding and Abetting by Muriel Spark,published by DURA.
Aiding and Abetting Muriel Spark (Viking, 2000); Pbk, £12.99 "Do not lose hold of the name Hildegard Wolf,” warns narrator and renowned...
- Feb 18, 2018
- 3 min
Review of The Museum of Disappearing Sounds by Zoë Scoulding, published by DURA.
The Museum of Disappearing Sounds. Zoë Skoulding (Seren, Poetry Wales Press, 2013); Paperback; £8.99 This crashes around the skull. It...
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