Pattie McCarthy

iambic tetrameter ass stick

not the important thing happening here, but just an unhinged use of "the yips"

Mutely upon the doorpost prints a kiss,
Then passes out for ever.

Classic on the right

that question (I'm also asked all the time) irritates me so much. I've reached the point where I either allow my irritation to show or I say: why are you asking that?

gutting news

when I taught in study abroad, we lived across Athole Gardens from this building. best neighborhood ever. my kids still talk about it all the time

In elementary school we watched The Red Balloon every time we had a substitute teacher

I know was it means but I think I’ve only ever read it, as opposed to hearing it actually used, which makes me think it’s an old fashioned phrase (?). I’d never use it, no

if I understand correctly (a big IF), in British English, if you "bottle it" you fail at the finish, or lose your courage. but to "have bottle" is to have courage or confidence

this is a less extreme version of my confusion over when "bottle" is good & when "bottle" is bad

while neither Irish nor potatoes, actually pretty nice. I have only ever seen them in Philly

the ultimate rhythm
has lopped the extremities
of crest and claw
from
the nucleus of flight
—Mina Loy, "Brancusi’s Golden Bird"

my lawyer (don't ask) told me that the worst thing your lawyer can say to you is "this is an interesting case." but I think my lawyer was wrong—

this poem makes me want to punch myself in the face

Deep parallel ridges on a hill. Short grass with rushes and some rocks scattered on the land. A wire fence is on the hilltop with clear skies behind the hill.

Lazy beds on the fields above Clew Bay in Mayo this morning. Tenant farmers used these ridges to grow potatoes in the 1800s & after the famine decimated the population many were abandoned. “Lazy” is a misnomer - it required immense physical labour to create the beds on the rocky marginal soil.

4 photos of my 15yo daughter: 1 in the woods on a hike, 1 walking into the ocean in Maine, 1 playing soccer, 1 smiling while standing on a Maine beach

FIFTEEN! Happy happiest FIFTEENTH birthday to Fionnuala, the whole Foodah, saint Fionnbharr Flood! We love you & are so very proud of you!!! 💙💚🌊🦞⚽️⚽️🌊💫☀️🎉🎂🥳

banger, not in english

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I certainly don’t watch soccer (apologies) & American football in the same way (I much prefer soccer). Am football has lots of relaxation & conversation time built in. You can go make a sandwich between plays etc. I’d never attempt to grade papers with soccer on, for example

29th year, same here.

Philadelphians are bringing the history back to the President’s House. 🦅

Susan Howe, Boston Harbour, in Fire Exit 4 ed. William Corbett, Boston, 1974. (Uncollected? Not in Frame Structures; Early Poems 1974-1979.) 1 of 2, last pages to follow / #poetry #SusanHowe

Same. The weather needs to be walkable

Not enjoying this weather

4 photos of my son Asher, including 1 on a winter beach, 1 in his gk kit from the school team media day, 1 of him smiling by the water in Maine, & 1 of him taking a freekick for his club team

Happy happiest SEVENTEENTH birthday to our Asher!!! We love you & we are so proud of you! Happy 17, Asherbaby! 🦊🧤💫🦞⚽️✨🧤🌟🌊❄️🥳💫💙💚

In an Irish context this was called ‘felon setting’; a favourite tactic of Dublin Castle to punish via RIC/DMP visits to employers & landlords. But after #EasterRising Irish Times eagerly leaped to print detailed lists leaked to them, not realising how this would soon be a roll of honour #spéirgorm

The same thing happened to me when I asked about menopause at an annual checkup. $150.
I was sent for additional bloodwork due to family history, & when my results were normal I was charged for it (only would have been covered if they were abnormal). But how can one know w/out the tests?

wow, thank you! I'm honored. I'll message it to you : )

I am really looking forward to reading this book! congratulations!