She Told Me the Truth Too Late

She Told Me the Truth Too Late

I met Aoife on a wet Tuesday evening outside Grogans, both of us sheltering under the same narrow strip of awning like two strangers pretending not to notice the rain. She had…
The Last Dance We Never Finished

The Last Dance We Never Finished

I met Aoife on a wet Thursday outside Whelan’s, both of us pretending we were not looking for the same missing taxi. She had a blue scarf wrapped twice around her neck…
I Stayed Because Leaving Hurt More

I Stayed Because Leaving Hurt More

I came to Dublin for a woman and pretended for years that I had come for work. That was easier to say at parties. “There are more opportunities here,” I’d tell people,…