Rory’s Stories
Storytelling was a tradition in our family, but not just that. Storytelling became some sort of a habit, a daily routine; a ritual that...
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Álanna Hammel
- Jan 4, 2022
- 3 min
Down South
My grandmother is from a small village in South Wexford with plenty of character. Whenever anyone tells me they are from this village, I...
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Álanna Hammel
- Sep 25, 2021
- 2 min
Green Fingers
I wear five rings between two hands; dispersed evenly, one on every second finger. When I clasp my palms together there is the perfect...
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Álanna Hammel
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
In My Room
I’ve had the same bedroom my whole life. It’s like a box, except the furthest wall is sloped rather than straight, and that makes the...
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Álanna Hammel
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
Sunday Morning
I hate a wet Sunday. Even more than I hate a dry one. Sundays in general are insufferable; long afternoons and what feels like short...
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Álanna Hammel
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Key, The Secret
There was a door in my house I used to find impossible to open. No matter how hard I tried, I could never do so. This door connects my...
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Álanna Hammel
- Jul 14, 2021
- 10 min
Passiō
Kate traced her front teeth with her tongue, accidentally opening her lips from time to time. She had read an article the previous night...
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Álanna Hammel
- Jul 4, 2021
- 2 min
I Don’t Write
I have been working on one particular story for over a year now. Let me elaborate on what I mean by ‘working on’; not editing to...
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Álanna Hammel
- Jun 21, 2021
- 1 min
There’s No Other Way
At age fourteen I was absolutely and completely infatuated with music. The majority of my mind was made up of passing thoughts about...
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Álanna Hammel
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
Time Spent Looking At My Phone
Last night I dreamt of losing my teeth. This is one of the most universal dreams; signifying insecurity or distress . Before I had...
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Álanna Hammel
- Mar 28, 2021
- 5 min
Dogrel
Two years ago Fontaine's D.C. released their debut album Dogrel. I heard them for the first time on my way back from a birthday party in...
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Álanna Hammel
- Mar 11, 2021
- 2 min
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Morriscastle
Throughout my childhood, the road I lived on was swamped with hitchhikers that not only stuck their thumbs up and waited by the banks of...
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Álanna Hammel
- Feb 22, 2021
- 3 min
Trouble with a Capital T
I can still recall the very first time I got in trouble at school. Mammoth trouble. Trouble so prodigious that I had to stand up from my...
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Álanna Hammel
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
Izzy
I bought my first car when I was sixteen from Facebook for €80. It was a Seat Ibiza, and it was older than me. I called it Izzy, because...
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