Hannah Fitzpatrick

The Tattered Tatter

A story set in post-music-festival wasteland — The caravan smelled of booze and stale milk. Cosmo lay curdled among sweated-in garments, smoking apparatus and empty beer cans. Abandoned cups of tea had grown that slimy film on top. Cosmo hadn’t yet opened his eyes, his mind was still on last night.The psycho-happy faces of friendsContinueContinue reading “The Tattered Tatter”

Meeting Sham-men

(Based loosely on real events) There was once a young, hairy-arm-pitted, “I’m a healer” -type girl, who was full of notions. She had been consuming a great deal of magic mushrooms of late and was convinced she was becoming a sort of enlightened mystic. Despite constantly succumbing to petty fights with her parents and siblings…ContinueContinue reading “Meeting Sham-men”

Monk Brothers

This is the story of two Irish brothers who quit school to become monks. The brothers were born to a woman named Imelda. Imelda held down a wild motorcyclist rocker for a number of years. She gave him a son whom he loved and that convinced him to stick around. A few years later sheContinueContinue reading “Monk Brothers”

The Astral Plane Hopping Tennis Coach Fairy

This weekend when hanging out with ‘my friend’ we had two human tarot cards greet us. One at the start of our meeting, at the dart station, and another one over 24 hours later at the end of our meeting, again at the dart station. The proposed purpose for our meeting was to do someContinueContinue reading “The Astral Plane Hopping Tennis Coach Fairy”

Dharma thought of the week

If I stop caring about my own wishes and desires, then I can accept and go with what life has in store for me and in turn focus fully on being a force for good in the world. It is possible for me to let go of that nail-biting, hair-pulling drama. The stuff of life.ContinueContinue reading “Dharma thought of the week”

Dublin Joyous Community & Buddhism Journey

A special community is forming in my city (Dublin) (is formed, is growing…) These are the singing dancing meditating sea-dipping tea-drinking loves-a-little-cheer has-the-occassional-beer wants-to-be-alive working-through-the-fear types ! This week involved a lot of pain and a lot of joy and I am feeling very GRATEFUL for all of it. There is no teacher like sufferingContinueContinue reading “Dublin Joyous Community & Buddhism Journey”

Motorcycles & Chanting

Today I rode on the back of a motorcycle for the first time. The wind blasting in my face, trees and cars whizzing by, the fellow driving was chanting. A big drum wrapped in a yellow Indian cloth was strapped to the front of the gnarly, flashy machine. I lived the contrast – the hippyContinueContinue reading “Motorcycles & Chanting”

Fires, Temples, Challenges and A Very Special Snail

This season of life is such a wonderous moment, so full of depth and growth; swift changes and peeling back of the cloaks between my conscious and my unconscious self. I have no choice but to face myself more clearly now. To stare down the shit and mess within me. That is what pretty muchContinueContinue reading “Fires, Temples, Challenges and A Very Special Snail”

Yes. I will take you on, life.

So it’s all happening now. Now is the moment. The moment to step up and step forward. Pack up and seal off the past 23 years. Tie up all the loose ends. Resolve all things that need to be resolved with people. Time to honour all that I have been and lived and then layContinueContinue reading “Yes. I will take you on, life.”

Freakshows And Foxes

Sitting here in the pub. Total daze. Is the dream I was in during last night’s sleep still happening in the background? If only I drop a little more out of consciousness I can drop back into that enticing dream and meet all those characters again… There is a mirror on the wall in frontContinueContinue reading “Freakshows And Foxes”