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Darragh Dunne's Irish Farewell
Darragh Dunne had an impish Irish smile and mirthful Irish eyes. He had a fine Irish temper, too, but you couldn't see that on the wallet-sized memorial cards they handed out at the funeral. Alive or dead, the fact remained that nearly every memorable characteristic Darragh possessed – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual – was attributed to his Irishness, and this despite the fact he was three generations removed from the Emerald Isle. In truth of fact, he was from Long Island and decidedly more molded by that heritage than his great-grandfather's. The only Irish that really remained was th...
I never even told her I loved her
I Never Even Told Her I Loved Her.Monica is an up-and-coming disabled comedian. She is in her late 20s. She has multiple sclerosis. She uses a power chair to get around. She is on a ventilator. She has palsy in her face and has a constant resting bitch face. She's tried for years to make it as a local comedian. She got the idea to have a 24-hour comedy set after a close girlfriend from college told her they couldn't be friends anymore. Monica is bipolar so when this happened, the stress from losing her friend caused a manic episode. She told every...
As the Tea Leaves
“What do I do next?” I asked the impossibly old woman sitting in the chair opposite me. She wore a crocheted shawl and had her pure white, whispy hair pulled up into a bun. Her skin looked like an elephant’s—an elephant who had been in the bath too long.She was so devoid of muscle or fat that you could see the contours of her skull and skeleton through her fine, wrinkled epidermis, like the Crypt Keeper on that old TV show.Her eyes were yellow—both the iris and the sclera—and her teeth, what remained of them, were of a similar tint, the space between them as black as the tea leaves she had use...
The Phantom Sandwich Eater
Good morning, Pam, I hope you’ve had a good weekend. I’ve had several communications from parents concerned that their children’s lunchboxes have been interfered with. They state that you are already aware of this issue, but have failed to address it. Please can we meet as soon as possible to discuss this matter. Kind regards Reverend Peter Day Chair of Governors, Great Hallingbury Junior School Pam Weston pushed back the chair from her desk and sighed wearily. This was a good start to her working week. She started every school day at 8、00 am in her office checking her emails, ready to be ou...