When I’d lived in Dublin, I’d take the train from Connelly Station and head north. The raised tracks ran through neighborhoods I had never seen before. Row after row of attached houses with rectangular, walled gardens hung with laundry and littered with abandoned toys became […]
All posts tagged: Ireland
Loneliness by Nils Peterson
Bus across the fells of Mull – road, a single lane between hills barren, brown – hardly a sheep to note our coming. Bus mostly filled with the collared clergy, heavy-voiced, though on retreat – and some chattering women of the church. I feel superior, […]
Edges, Angels and Sedges by Amy Stonestrom
Travel Photos: Bit O Honey Katmai National Park, Alaska. The salmon are late so two coastal brown bears fill their bellies with sedges. Then one stops and approaches the other. “You’ve got a little something . . . no, no up higher. I’ll get it.” […]
Holy Spirits by Amy Stonestrom
I am still eating as my husband asks the bartender where we should go for Irish music. I am listening to them, sort of. Todd raves about our meal and asks whether the bartender owns the pub. “No, but I manage things. The […]
Meditation on the Season by Nils Peterson
Meditation on the Season I used to go on walking tours, but there came a time when I couldn’t manage the challenging walks, but I could go a couple of slow miles over flat territory if there was a pub at the end of the […]
A Place I know by Michael LeBron
Setting Sun finds comfort in relatable moments of a sleepy coastal town in the Republic of Ireland. S.Thala is a nostalgia soaked romanced inspired by L’Amore & a somber home town. Long Drag (Home) connects the present moments in NYC to daydreams of LA. […]
