I Thought We Had Forever
I met Aoife on a wet Thursday outside Whelan’s, both of us pretending we weren’t waiting for the rain to calm down. She had a paper bag of chips under her coat…
She Left Without Taking Her Favourite Book
When Maeve moved into my flat in Rathmines, she arrived with two suitcases, a basil plant, and a battered copy of The Country Girls held to her chest like a passport. She…
The Man Who Never Stopped Waiting
I met him outside Connolly Station on a wet Tuesday in February, the kind of Dublin rain that doesn’t fall so much as settle into your clothes and stay there. I was…
Our Story Was Beautiful Because It Ended
I met him on a wet Thursday outside the Abbey Theatre, both of us pretending we weren’t lost. He had a paper map in his hand, which I found ridiculous and charming…
The Night We Decided to Let Each Other Go
It happened on a wet Thursday in November, the kind of Dublin rain that doesn’t fall so much as settle on you and follow you indoors. We met outside The Long Hall…
I Found Her Wedding Ring in My Drawer
I found her wedding ring in the bottom drawer of my bedside locker, underneath a packet of old batteries, two bus tickets, and a receipt from a café in Rathmines where we…
The Wedding Invitation I Never Opened
The envelope arrived on a wet Thursday in Stoneybatter, the kind of Dublin rain that doesn’t fall so much as sit in the air and wait for you. I found it bent…
She Loved Me in Secret Until It Was Too Late
I met Aoife in a queue outside the Light House Cinema in Smithfield, both of us pretending we understood a French film we had only come to see because it was raining.…
The Coffee We Never Finished
I met Clara on a wet Tuesday in October, the kind of Dublin day that makes everyone look like they are apologising for being outside. We had arranged to meet in Bewley’s…
The Silence Between Us Grew Louder Every Year
I met Niamh in a queue outside a small cinema in Rathmines, both of us pretending not to be freezing. She had forgotten her gloves, and I offered her one of mine…