Some reflections from almost 20 years ago, and a new play idea
I mentioned in a recent post about having written a new stage play excerpt for my writing portfolio. Then when prepping for yesterday’s Under My Skin podcast, I ended up writing a whole essay about the portfolio and the story of behind the story of the excerpt. Which was...
Snow… ugh… also some notes from watching old Tony Awards, Irish taxes, etc.
Dia duit. Just finished the Irish 101 course from Dublin City University and about to start Irish 102 next week. Both are free through futurelearn.com, which is good for those of us who might well have a little Scottish in us mixed with the Irish and hence don’t want...
Ancestral languages, my efforts to learn Irish, and book of the week: Motherfoclóir
Dia duit! (Irish for hello). Where to begin today… well, I think I mentioned before about trying to learn Irish on Duolingo… which is infuriating (though made better when one learns that the website version of Duolingo has grammar notes even though the app version leaves you high and...