Her voice has been pervasive since your husband’s death. You dress your mother-in-law while she complains that you are starving her, you are after her money, the sea air is cold, the wheelchair is moving too fast. Her final taunt, “You killed my boy,” propels you both over the edge.

Clodagh O Connor lives in Dublin, Ireland and has always loved reading. She is working on becoming a writer, but constantly distracts herself with wet felting, origami, bird watching, cycling, haiku writing, baking, reading and internet rabbit holes.