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/
Time to stop giving a Sh*t (unless you have no choice)
For the first time EVER, I got a prize in a writing competition. I’ve been published many times and it’s SUCH a buzz when that happens. But continuously submitting to competitions crossing everything from my fingers to my legs, in the hope of winning, and never so much as hear a “ah it was great, […]
Celebrating ONE YEAR of Blogging.
Cute photo eh? That’s my one year old blog-self. It’s been a year since I started. YES! Another excuse for a glass of my usual. But wait, it’s Wednesday – a non-drinking day… but it’s been a year! But it’s Wednesday. Doesn’t matter, I’m 51 and I give myself permission to celebrate with a full […]