When you and your child bury Catbird Two, you will have a small ceremony and place a large stone on the grave. There is no grave marker to honor Catbird One, but you will always know where the body is buried.
Read More"I had more respect for my husband in that moment than I did 20 years prior when he demanded that I take his name."
Read More“ ‘Oh, she’s just someone that comes around. I’m not sure why.’ I never went back to the apartment, and Adrian never called. I didn’t get a tattoo.”
Read MoreI don’t know if my sister drowned in the car or was thrown from the car into the river. I suppose it doesn’t really matter—the outcome was the same. She was seventeen.
Read MorePoem published by Kallisto Gaia Press, 15 July 2018, in "Texas Poetry Calendar 2019."
Read MoreShortlisted essay for The 2018 Memoir Magazine #MeToo Essay Award.
Read MoreThe 16th century was one of rapid change for Ireland due to the encroaching control of the Tudors. Tudor policies rapidly changed the Gaelic way of life, sparking rebellion. These rebellions caused the Tudor government to look to other ways of subjecting the Irish, such as surrender and regrant. By focusing on one family, the O’Neills of Ulster, I propose to demonstrate that before surrender and regrant, the Gaelic lords were able to keep the English primarily located within the Pale. Unpublished Master's Thesis: Approved May 15, 2014, University of St. Thomas-Houston
Read MoreFlowers are often used as a way of remembering. Even when travelling. Published in Laurels Fall 2013: 43. Print.
Read MoreHamlet is often regarded as a modern or postmodern drama, yet the existential questions Hamlet ponders can be found echoed in a much older text: the Book of Ecclesiastes. A comparison of parallel elements found in the two texts not only offers a deeper understanding of each protagonist's pursuit of life and love, but also that the desire to ascribe meaning to life transcends period labels. Published in Thoroughfare 6.1 Fall 2013: 6-9. Print
Read MoreThe search for a distinct identity is a challenge of any post-colonial society when contending with the loss of identity, both communal and individual. Often a fervent nationalism arises, yet this nationalism can be as controlling as colonialism. Author Roddy Doyle explores how both do not allow for the development of identity in his novel, A Star Called Henry. Presented at the American Conference for Irish Studies--Midwest, 21-23 October 2010.
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