I’ll be having NUN of that…
When I was 18 years old, I applied to be a nun. That’s right. Me, the now 52-year-old nutcase, ex professional squash player, former prescription-medication-consumer, and raging homosexual. “God has Bigger Plans for you”, came the written reply from the Mother Superior in 1989. It was penned in the most exquisite cursive letters, with such […]
A Christmas Wish
Last August, in 2022, I wrote a blog post called Death Wish. It’ll help if you have read it, for context on this particular post. (https://orladoherty.com/death-wish/). If you don’t have time to read it, allow me to summarize. In Death Wish, I talk about what it might be like, if we were afforded the opportunity […]
What’s the Bottom Line?
TRIGGER WARNING! I’m going to talk about the importance of good gut health and keeping an eye on your poo. Did you know there’s an app you can download to your phone that will track your bowel habits? It’s called PLOP. (I couldn’t believe it either!) While, this may be considered a gross topic to […]
Which Season Are You?
When I lived in California for ten years, I became accustomed to the balmy 68-72-degree Fahrenheit climate all year round. Rarely did it get cold enough that I had to swap out my favourite blue and yellow flip flops, for my fuzzy orange slippers. In fact, I wore flip flops so often that I had […]
What Happens in Amsterdam…
Trigger Warning – This blog discusses choking which may be triggering for some people who have had a bad experience around this topic. Amsterdam is a city of bikes and bridges, a myriad of dykes and damns, a collection of barges and cheeses, a cacophony of ‘coffee shops’ (and we all know what really happens […]
And on the seventh day, the universe created ChatterBoxx
A Laugh Affair From the page to the stage My blog is at the 2 year mark, and I’m grateful to all my readers for sticking with me, following along as I bumble my way into the world of writing, screenplays, and would you believe… a bit of stand-up comedy. How did it all happen? […]
Where in the World?
This is the question of the hour in my life right now. I’ve been absent from blogging for almost two months. Life is not always smooth like my favourite peanut butter. It’s the challenges thrown at us, that build us up and make us stronger. If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know […]
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 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 […]