A pregnant woman makes the crossing from Ireland to England. A poignant story of the Irish diaspora, narrated by the innocence of her unborn child.
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“What struck him most was that this could not un-exist.” Pregnancies and miscommunication on a misplaced April Fools.
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You wake up, panting. An ache has settled in the small of your back and the pressure is spreading. You hiss to get breath out of your lungs. The sheets ...
A woman reflects on the life growing within her
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On the mixed emotions that can come with motherhood
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“Maybe she’s…claustrophobic.”
It was what I had been dreading but I’d been too afraid to imagine.
She looked at me in disbelief and then she snorted, nostrils flaring. “That’s ridiculous. ...