Teenage Mental Health – Guest Post by Kate

Hi , my name is Kate and I'm a friend of Tadhg's and writer of http://blankasmycanvas.blogspot.ie/ Tadhg has asked me to write a guest post on teenage mental health, particularly anxiety for this fabulous blog that he writes. To be honest I don't really know where to start but I suppose the uncomfortableness that I …

Echo: A Poem on Bullying

I have previously touched on the subject of bullying on my blog before. Bullying is an issue which affects so many teenagers, and I regret to say I am among their number. It seems in secondary school especially, that there are some people that just make it their mission to single out anyone who is …

Sunshine Blogger Award

Thanks to Charles, of the blog Charles French Words Reading and Writing , for nominating me for this award! Charles runs a great blog exploring literature in both an academic and a humorous sense. The Rules of the Sunshine Blogger Award: Thank and link back to the blogger who nominated you. Answer the 11 questions your …

2015 in Review

It feels like longer ago than last February that I began this blog, thanks to everyone for all the support! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,700 times in 2015. If it …

More Poems

Nollaig shona daoibh! I haven't posted any poetry in awhile and I suppose today is as good a day as any to do so. Here's three of the latest I've been working on: The Sleepers   From the upper deck of the number Sixty-seven bus, On a Sunday in February, My usual journey home, I …

The Classroom: A Diverse Ecosystem

The noise of the woodwork room hit me over and over. A cascade of sound; over and over. Every little hammer may as well have been hitting me on the skull. The lights; they were flickering, attacking my eyes. The whole room was in motion; hammering, sawing, measuring, talking. I looked at the block of wood I had …

Where the Heart Is: A New Carol

I wrote this song last year about huge problem of homelessness in Dublin, an issue I feel really strongly about. Lyrics: There was a light once I can't really remember it And if home Is where the heart is I lost my heart a long time ago So forgive me If I don't sing along …

Siblinghood of the World Bloggers Award

Thanks so much to Charles for nominating me for this award. Charles writes a hugely inspirational blog which I recommend to anyone with an interest in creative writing and the appreciation of literature. The Rules: 1.) Thank the blogger who nominated you and link to their blog in your post. 2.) Answer the questions that …

Guest Post by Finn: Homeschooling and Finn’s Rules on How to Survive at Affability

Hi, I'm Finn, and I'm a friend of Tadhg. Tadhg wanted me to write a guest post on this blog as I too have Asperger's syndrome, and also he wanted me to write a post on homeschooling since I am currently in the midst of that. Without further ado... School can be a dehumanizing mess of …

Some More of My Poetry

After the amount of praise I received for the last poem I posted, Bull Island, I've decided to share some more of my poetry. This post actually has nothing to do with Asperger's, I just like to use this as a platform to share my other writings every now and then like the short story I …