the one bad thing
the one bad thing You finish a perfectly fine day — a few good chats, a job ticked off, the weather doing its best — and on the walk home one small thing...
the feeling that gives you time back
One Thing There's a particular kind of evening you get in Ireland at the end of May. The light hangs on far longer than seems reasonable. The whitethorn is...
the message you've been meaning to send
One Thing There's a friend you haven't rung in months. Maybe longer. You think of them often enough — when a song they used to like comes on, when you walk...
the if-then trick
One Thing You meant to go for the walk. You meant to ring your mother. You meant to put the laundry on before bed and make a proper lunch for tomorrow and...
the 4am brain
One Thing It's half four in the morning. You weren't planning to be awake. But here you are, and inside about a minute and a half, you've gone from neutral...
the bright half
One Thing If you walked the dog this weekend, you might have noticed something. The light has changed. Not dramatically — not in the way it does at the...
something I've been building
I'm writing this on a Thursday evening, which isn't my usual day. But I wanted to tell you something before you hear it anywhere else. For the last eight...
the one who holds it together
One Thing There's a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn't show up on any blood test. It belongs to the person everyone else calls first. The friend who...
the bit you don't notice changing
There's a moment around this time of year where you walk outside after dinner and realise it's still bright. Not dramatically bright. Just — not dark yet....
when someone says they're not okay
Someone tells you they're struggling. Maybe it's over a pint, maybe it's a text at 11pm, maybe it's your partner staring at the ceiling saying "I just feel...
the thing about stolen hours
There's something quietly brutal about losing an hour. You go to bed on Saturday night, and Sunday morning arrives 60 minutes lighter than it should be. Your...