Writing
7 Essays
Overthinking vs misthinking
Apr 30, 2024
Why do we collect stories?
We are all just a collection of stories. Stories that we live, that we tell others. Even ones we tell ourselves. Stories let us make sense of the world - they narrativise our lives and the lives of others. They bring coherence and clarity to an otherwise random and arbitrary existence.
Apr 30, 2024
Good writing steals a bit of your soul
Great writing is like a dance. A careful orchestration until the crescendo, leading you towards the inevitable conclusion. It reaches deep within you, resonating with thoughts and emotions you may not have even known you had. It illuminates the dark crevices and tawdry psyche inside of us all, taking a bit away as it goes. It is in this process of stealing that we get a little richer.
Mar 7, 2024
We need a witness to our lives
Mar 7, 2024
To cure the soul by means of the senses, and senses by means of the soul
Mar 21, 2024
The speech that won me the Leinster final
Editor’s note: this is the speech that won me the Leinster Schools Senior Final when I was in 6th year. I couldn’t have done it without my inimitable partner Athena, so shout out to her. Also, I told some inside jokes in the final so disregard the parts that seem nonsensical.
Mar 15, 2024
Type safety
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Jul 2, 2025