The Life Cycle of an Acorn Seedling
Longlisted — Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest (Nov 2025)
“Like tiny acorns, your truths fruit upon the oak…”
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Poetry
A growing selection of poems—dark work circling mental health and insomnia, alongside pieces on memory, belonging, and Irish identity. I’m currently formatting these for the site; more will appear here soon.
Intrusive Thoughts
In progress
“With deliberate care, I wash the knife…”
Full text coming soon.
Night Terrors
In progress
“It’s 3:00am. I should sleep…”
Full text coming soon.
Overload
In progress
“There’s a pressure in my head; it thumps behind my eyes…”
Full text coming soon.
Guardian Angel
In progress
“The scream slips into the silence in the corners of the room…”
Full text coming soon.
The Emigrant’s Conundrum
In progress
“There crouches the suitcase; it gathers dust in the corner…”
Full text coming soon.
Stories
In progress
“A dark and stormy night— that’s how they always started…”
Full text coming soon.