Finding Home by Carmel Ennis Photo submitted by author. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp In 1983, I spent a week in a Magdalene laundry in Dublin’s Sean Mc Dermott St as part of a research team uncovering hidden homelessness, especially among women. It was a new departure in common perceptions of …
Beyond fear by Sylvia Wohlfarth Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Sylvia Wobo (She/Her) What does it take to exit the door struggling with fear and sorrowand store them in a cloud of anger and desperation on which you, one day, may be laid to rest on your celestial quest for conciliation?…...
Protest by Susanna Ruth and Marta Vinci Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Susanna Ruth (left) and Marta Vinci Slavery and rejection and even humiliation, It’s not right to be living in this creation. How many more until it’s enough, Until people can stop looking through the rubble and dust. People have…...
Prodigal Son by Noah Hamilton Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Noah Hamilton (He/Him) Walking down Richmond Hill,With a guitar on my back,I feel free and in love,Without a panic attack. The North Mon treated me right,Through thick and thin,I wish to thank them,Even though on the gin. The love they gave me,Worth more…...
Protest Poetry The rebels pen their cause Good Day Cork acknowledges all rebels – – who champion equity, justice & hold up the mirror to others who are ‘asleep’, – who rise, – and use different poetry formats to express their thoughts that support their activism. If there’s anything you’d like to see here, just …
Feeling life affirmed after talking about death and dying by Valerie Smith Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp (From left) Rosi Lalor, Louise O’Brien, Jeanie Jyanti Noonan – guest speakers at ‘Starting at The End’ Photo by José Bateira All houses have known death, and this knowledge binds us to one another. …
A gift to put a spring in your step by Team Good Day Cork Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp It’s spring time. Our wish is that we all bloom to be our best selves – in personal and community life. And aren’t they inter-dependent. Be sure to sign up to our …
Dear Diary, I am back By Asmae Ourkiya Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp It has been years since journaling landed a warm riveted spot in a box I labeled “Things I used to do as child.” I used to dedicate my time before sleep to documenting every detail of my day…....
A short story in Arabic By Samira Ajitji Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp About the storyteller: Samira is a storyteller and mum of three. Samira shares a story in her native tongue, Arabic. It’s a story about Joha, his son and a donkey that highlights the value of self-confidence and the…...
Too much, too little, too soon, too late By Mareike Graepel This fictional story explores abundance and excess. Originally written in German, Marieke shares the English translation too. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Read in German Zu viel, zu wenig, zu früh, zu spät “Du bist zu viel”, sagte sie und…...
