Curious stories for curious people

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What follows happened. In real life. There are stories here that feature love, death, the Irish language, work and much much more.

On being questioned about the death of my child
In the morgue with my daughter, Zuzu
A childless Father’s Day
A crumb goes to work
Insomnia & Madness
I Learn Irish – An Introduction
I learn Irish – Part 1 – Duolingo sucks
Learning Irish – Part 2 – Why bother?
Learning Irish – Part 3 – Fear & Bean

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