HeyJaredDavid O'Mahony
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Writing, for all its vagaries and foibles, is easier than putting yourself out there (opens the original)
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There are two equally weighty fears when you’re a writer. One, perhaps the more obvious one, is that nobody will read what you’ve written. That your story or book will just be a blip on the cosmos, a sparrow flying from the night into a brightly lit room and then back out into the night again. You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign in Be the first to know the latest news and updates
David O'Mahony: It’s the little moments that remind you you’ve married the right one — not that I needed reminding (opens the original)
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Time flies when you’re having fun. And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife. And adopting (and mourning) cats. And becoming increasingly outnumbered and, at times, outmanoeuvred by children. But still, you may ask yourself — well, how did I get here? Hard work, spouses actually liking one another, mutually chronic sleep deprivation, and always managing to dredge up or mangle song lyrics to weirdly match up with your life (you’re lucky I didn’t pick something from my
David O'Mahony: Why 1990s disaster movies still beat today's CGI blockbusters (opens the original)
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Sometimes all you need is a bit of escapism. Actually, maybe more than sometimes. It’s been one of those lifetimes. My wife and I don’t get to watch films together as often as we used to, so when we do we try to make it count. And we’ve been on a sort of retrospective, nostalgic trip recently, even if it has at times taken us two, even three nights to watch an entire movie (thank you to our three children there). Could be that we’re gently moving on in years, could be that we’re both of a histor
David O'Mahony: My daughter's confidence gives me hope for the future of women (opens the original)
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âI do what I want with my life.â That was Daughter, seven, after her brother accused her of cheating in Monopoly. Now, I shouldnât have been surprised by the statement. This is a girl who has been adept at styling outfits since she was about five, and has now moved into seeking out matching jewellery and accessories when she gets new clothes (to the delight of a shop assistant in Naples, who duly found her a woven bag with lemons to match the dress sheâd picked out). You have reached you
David O'Mahony: ‘Project Hail Mary’ reminds us that, even in our darkest hour, all is not lost (opens the original)
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With the world burning from climate change, and cohorts ill-equipped for governance letting their rage and ineptitude run wild in some parts of the world, you’d be forgiven for just giving up. The human mind can only store up so much resilience at a time, and the body too; there’s a certain allure to just curling up into a ball and sleeping it off. If you can even fall asleep in this heat, of course, or switch off from the cost-of-living crisis long enough to catch a few hours of peace. You have
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