Specky Scribbler | Michelle O'ConnorArrhythmic migrationsI am on a journey, a journey through my mind to the depths of my imagination, aspiration, ambition. But not of religion.·1 min read·Dec 31, 2020----
Specky Scribbler | Michelle O'ConnorTwilight is Beautifully StuntedThe gloaming; Groaning mist howling through the trees, Tunnels and walkways screaming with the breeze.1 min read·Dec 22, 2020--1--1
Specky Scribbler | Michelle O'ConnorLet’s Talk About SexismYep, I’m back on this horse. I mean, I’ve never left it.·3 min read·Nov 13, 2020----
Specky Scribbler | Michelle O'ConnorThe Abbey Won’t Perform My LetterDear Ireland,·2 min read·Jul 24, 2020----
Specky Scribbler | Michelle O'ConnorCertain UncertaintySometimes I sit in my head, struggling with the certain uncertainty that we’re all facing; The collective consciousness that we’re waiting…·1 min read·Apr 15, 2020----
Specky Scribbler | Michelle O'ConnorRetain the dreamWe are postcard-pretty, The best bits of our lives put online Looking brightly through the lens We are told to Freeze Candid cheese.·1 min read·Jan 25, 2020----
Specky Scribbler | Michelle O'ConnorContrarian CultureWe live in a world of instant information Skewed by fake news Intentional omissions And methane emissions·2 min read·Oct 25, 2019----
Specky Scribbler | Michelle O'ConnorVacant thoughts on Dublin’s DesolationI wrote this in 2016, as part of In Place — an exhibition that took place in a vacant property on Tara Street.·2 min read·Sep 10, 2019----
Specky Scribbler | Michelle O'ConnorSome reflections on Dublin’s Housing CrisisVisit Dublin A breath of fresh air Capital of saints and scholars The sky bar And a skyline unscarred.·2 min read·Sep 6, 2019--1--1
Specky Scribbler | Michelle O'ConnorFarewell Catholic IrelandThis year was a big year for women in Ireland: by public vote, the 8th Amendment ban on abortion was repealed. This paved the way for women…·3 min read·Sep 19, 2018----