Author Archives: Macken Keefe

“All these years they’ve been like two little plants sharing the same plot of soil, growing around one another, contorting to make room, taking certain unlikely positions. But in the end she has done something for him, she’s made a … Continue reading →

“And the prophet sings not of the end of the world but of what has been done and what will be done and what is being done to some but not others, that the world is always ending over and … Continue reading →

“Don’t count yourself out this early, Daisy. You’re all sorts of things you don’t even know yet.” –Camila Dunne, in Taylor Jenkins Reid (2019), Daisy Jones & The Six. New year, new me, same great island! The holiday break for … Continue reading →

“A person from Northern Ireland is naturally cautious.” -Seamus Heaney (2008), Irish poet. For years, I wondered what it would be like to live in Northern Ireland (or the “North of Ireland,” depending on who you ask). My undergraduate program … Continue reading →