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J Oliver DempseyinHope * Healing * HumourWhat the Widow Saw That Day…It happened in the most unlikely place — this second hand lesson of sorts. And though not exclusively at my expense, I must confess to…Dec 27, 202322Dec 27, 202322
J Oliver DempseyThere Once Was a Girl…There once was a girl with Irish roots,Oct 8, 202320Oct 8, 202320
J Oliver DempseyIzzy NotoverI opened your letter with the clever name and false address, hands trembling at the idea of you and me. Of you and him. Of we?Oct 2, 202310Oct 2, 202310