"It is a paradox: wanting to live forever, while refusing to look like we've lived at all". Contemplating time, distance and motherhood, from Lagos to London... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to These Days, by Abi Daré above.
These days, I find myself thinking about belonging, about ageing, the slow loss of elasticity in my skin and the first twinge in my knees, trying to find a vocabulary for this thing that has come upon me...
This essay appeared on the programme of March 15th (a special edition, live from the Ennis Book Club Festival) - listen back here
