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Marry Me

A Story by Kathryn Smith

While sitting in the car, I asked my father this question: "Do you think I'll ever get married dad?" Without skipping a beat he said yes. And then I a..

The Struggle

A Story by Kathryn Smith

The struggle you are up against makes you what you areYou're young enough to say what you feelHere's how a typical eye check up for me goes: First, nu..

England

A Poem by Kathryn Smith

You're just another recovering h ea r t Red busses start.Alarm clocks ring. Windows open. Birds sing. Sun rises. The heat melts. Big Ben chimes. Peopl..

Intro

A Chapter by Kathryn Smith

Yesterdaywas his 8th birthday. And where washe? He was in the streets of Limerick;huddled in the corner of a building. Weakfrom hunger. Half asleep. T..

Railway

A Chapter by Kathryn Smith

At 22, he hadbeen working for the railway in Limerick for quite some time. Mr. Walsh ordered him to keephis eyes on the dirty, scrawny,boy who seemed ..

Freedom

A Chapter by Kathryn Smith

The newly 8 year old woke with a start. He slowly sat up in a large fluffybed.Wide eyed he looked at his hands.Clean. Someone had put him in pajamas t..

Journey to Dublin

A Chapter by Kathryn Smith

Crunch. THUD. Crunch. Thud. Crunch. Thud. Crunch. THUD. Walking back to the station, Oisin trailed happily behind Jack like a newly adopted puppy. The..

Na Fianna

A Chapter by Kathryn Smith

Oisin watched the train station in Limerick grow smaller and fade. Hesquealedgiggling in delight, waving goodbyeto the passengers back at the station...

Freedom Child

A Book by Kathryn Smith

Ireland's 1916 Rising through the eyes of a small child.

Laugh

A Story by Kathryn Smith

The truth is...I laugh at the most inappropriate times. I laughed at my grandmother's funeral. Someone's ringtone went off at the most solemn moment. ..