This week I decided to stop playing basketball, at least for the time being. If you know me, you’ll know that I’ve played basketball since I was 11, and that it has formed part of my identity for most of my life, and for all of my adult life. If you don’t know me, then […]
View DetailsIt feels a little bit strange to broach any subject that isn’t related to the pandemic or BLM or riots or lockdown. The world seems to upside down. There’s chaos everywhere. More than anything though, there is an abundance of hatred, anger and judgement. Every time I log onto Twitter, I’m hit with a new […]
View Details“Where are you from? Haha, no, where are you from? No… Where are you REALLY from?” I’m tired man, TIRED. Light is finally being shone upon daily struggles of black people in Ireland and all over the world and we exhausted. I feel the death of George Floyd, which lead to a spike in the […]
View DetailsI had a couple of things in mind to write about today. I decided to go for the thing that gave me a good, long week of anxiety though. It gave me a full-fledged panic attack at one stage as well. It’s a vulnerability but I’ve always found that breaking down the source of anxiety […]
View DetailsA black line appears then disappears, then appears and then disappears. Each appearance a taunt. Each vanishing act a prelude to the mockery. Are you blanking? Are you blanking? Yes, you are. Not much to say now that there’s not much to be said. The black line flickers on and I sit there without any […]
View DetailsWe’re not gonna mention the war. We won’t talk about that thing that’s on the edge of everyone’s covered breath. There’s no point. You hear about it enough now. Let’s talk about that which isn’t mentioned, the unperceivable benefit it has brought to our lives. This benefit is obvious if you take a step back […]
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