Miscarriage essay

My article/essay, first published in the current Ogham Stone Literary Magazine, is up at the Irish Times website here.

MISCARRIAGE STORY IN IRISH TIMES

Illustration by Jane Webster

I have a new story in todays' Irish Times, 'Storks', about the aftermath and pain of miscarriage. It's set in Spain, mostly in Cáceres, where I was invited to an Irish Studies Conference a few years ago by the lovely Carolina Amador. Cáceres is a beautiful, mystical place. You can read the story online here.

PREGNANCY LOSS & STORIES

Pregnancy loss has plagued my life for 16 years. I have written about it a little in my novel The Closet of Savage Mementos and a lot in poetry collections, most especially in my last one The Juno Charm. And I have a story called 'Storks' forthcoming in The Irish Times that is about the aftermath of miscarriage.

But today I have a short-short story (flash) in a brand new UK-based magazine for women writers called Halo. Halo is a gorgeous and welcome outlet for women and the art work for this issue is fabulous. There will be a limited number of print issues soon - keep any eye on the Halo Twitter account for more on that.

My tiny miscarriage story, 'Tilt', is on page 36. Go here.