
Picadillo Nights
I grew up in a never finished house. On the outside, it
was your picture perfect image of an Irish stone cottage,
going to seed a little, walls of brown and grey mottled
granite, windows trimmed in brick. Two lazy ash trees
drooped over a slate roof with occasional tile ajar,
gutters groaning with sodden leaves.

Existential Doubt and Rainbow Salad
Sometimes I have philosophical doubts about my endeavours.
Let’s take this recipe blog: I’ve loved to cook for longer
than I can remember. Presumably, I’ve loved to eat for
longer than that.