Keep Going!
It’s hard to believe we are already knee-deep in February. Where did January go? Where did I go? I hear you say! In general, I’m not a fan of New Year’s Eve. Gone are the days of being at the pub, getting sloshed on Southern Comfort and red, and dancing like a fool on a […]
Happy New Year!
It’s 2023 and I, like most of you, have big plans for this year. I’m also ready to embrace absolutely anything unexpected that comes my way! I had no idea last October that I’d be having surgery on my neck a month later, so who knows WHAT will come up this year! Today marks 7 […]
Seasons Greetings to All!
It’s going to be a Covid Christmas for me… Ah sure, isn’t that a fine excuse to take it easy and keep on writing? My memoir, in its first absolute shitty draft, is ready for editing. I read somewhere that we should celebrate the vomit version. It is the very evidence we have of the […]
Surgery by Google Translate, Part Three
Click on the following links to read Part One and Part Two. PART THREE – Hold Your Horses The first bag of pain medication did nothing. I mumbled and groaned about it in my drowsy state. Another bag was attached and released at high speed. I could see it dripping quickly, anticipating it would give […]
Surgery by Google Translate, Part Two
I wasn’t surprised to be awoken before the craic of dawn with a pleasant ‘Dobry Rano’ (Good morning) and then a full harangue of Czech. ‘Twas another pleasant matron who arrived with the blood pressure machine. She nodded towards my phone which I placed in front of her and she spoke slowly. Here’s what was […]
Surgery by Google Translate, Part One
I’m delighted to share this little adventure with my readers. It’s a three-part series, so brace yourselves! As always, thanks for reading, and please do subscribe. You’ll get a little jingle in your box when new posts are published. Living in Prague for the past two years definitely has its perks. I am a registered […]
To blog, or not to blog…
That has been the question of the month for me. As I enter my second year as a ‘writer’, it’s been interesting to watch myself – the writer in me – unfold. It’s not as if I stand in front of the mirror each morning and say ‘ah look at you, you big writer!’. I […]
GREEN CARD
29 years ago today, I rambled off to the US, having won a green card in the lottery. Every year on this date, I always enjoy reminiscing on what I’ve been up to and how things have progressed. I wrote a piece a few months ago about my dad, and that fateful day I headed […]
Death Wish
Don’t worry, it’s not what you think. During my time in the United States, I spent 15 years coaching at summer squash camps for kids, in New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Santa Barbara. As I aged and gained experience, my role varied from Junior Coach, to Head Coach, to Administrator, and eventually to […]
Anyone for a Th(igh) massage?
Here’s another piece I wrote for Squash Mad on-line magazine. Enjoy! https://squashmad.com/breaking-news/orla-odoherty-with-my-body-tied-up-in-knots-i-thought-a-naked-thai-massage-would-help-but-the-only-craic-was-in-my-neck/