Apr 20, 2026 | Mairéad Keenan
I’m too busy to write this blog, I told myself. Sure, I don’t even have time to think of a subject. I have too much on. But the truth is, I always have too much on. I’m a solo mum, I work full time, I write, and I study. When I think back to my twenties—when I was...
Feb 17, 2026 | Mairéad Keenan, Uncategorized
Currently my soul is being pulled between two worlds. One is the world I know well and was created from my trauma, a place I was thrown into through survival rather than choice. The other is only beginning to dawn and is born from hope. It feels like a fresh...
Nov 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
I recently released my new poetry collection, Of Ferns and a Fearless Woman. What many people don’t know is that this book was written while I was bedbound with a leg injury. For almost four months, I barely left the same room. I went from being an active,...
Sep 12, 2025 | Mairéad Keenan
As the newest member of the powerhouse of authors in the Scribe Hive, I can now proclaim my first blog post has arrived. Not only am I the newest member, but I am also the newest writer. I do not belong to the club that dreamed as a child of writing or filled my world...
