WRITING – I write from necessity. If I’m not writing, I’m miserable. I’ve written lots of non-fiction over the years but I reached a turning point in 2009 when I was short listed for the Virginia [Woolf] prize for my novel, Bone and Blood, published in 2014. Now every day is a writing day wherever I am.
Gunther
Gunther will be my third novel. It is about writing and AI Das Buch erscheint im Herbst. Stay tuned!
Michel-Michelle
My second novel Michel-Michelle challenges fixed notions of gender and seeks to increase awareness of diversity in ourselves, our friends, our families, and others.
Bone and Blood
My first novel, Bone and Blood, was inspired by a visit to Ravensbrück concentration camp near Berlin where I found out some Irish women had been imprisoned during the Second World War.
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Non-binary
N for non-binary is used to create a space where we are free to define our own gender without the polarisation of I like the non-binary label as it creates common cause with all those who dislike the binary opposition…
Masks and Myths
M is for MYTHSs and the invisible MASKs we use to help us survive #.JJBola’s Mask Off explores the masks of MASCULINITY from a non-Western perspective. I recommend it for anyone interested in gender. What does Ireland’s St. Brigid’s day…
L for Lesbian and Love
L is for lesbian – the gender identity for women who are primarily attracted to women. L is also for love. How important is gender when you love someone? Do gender inequalities make love a battleground? Lesbian and Luchia: Luchia…
K for Kaleidoscope
K for Kaleidoscope reminds us that how we perceive the diversity around us is important. Trends and fashion even in campaigns have icons and images which can become a battleground and distraction from our core purpose. In the 1980’s in…
Joy for Joy and Jealousy
J is for joy when we rejoice in the diversity of our humanity and learn more about ourselves from those who are different. J is for Jealousy hits me hard sometimes. Will my partner ever live with me? Nightingales save…
Inter-sex
I for Inter-sex which has always existed, defined by United Nations as children who “ do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies“ at birth. In societies where so-called hermaphroditism is something to be ashamed of, these…