Two young girls in search of adventure, and a daring night-time swim... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to Swimming the Moon, by Anne Le Marquand Hartigan above.
Blood flows hot and fast in our veins in our early teens. We are, unknowing to ourselves, bursting with growth. Like young animals we do not know where to put our energy...
This essay appeared on the programme of February 15th - listen back here