Author Matthew Heneghan

When I was younger, quite young actually, I overheard my mum speak about Valentine’s Day and how it must be nice to get flowers from someone… She said this in response to a neighbor of ours receiving flowers at her door. I decided that I needed to act. Not really…

The night this all went down was an unremarkable one. The night I mean, not the incident… I found myself in the spare bedroom once again. Alana and I had been fighting. So, I took my furlough into the sanctuary of the second bedroom and hoped for calmer days in…

The army and life within are great for many things – recreating the allure of camping is not one of them! Despite what any recruiter may croon to you… Sometime in the midway point of 2004 I found myself prone atop of an unkempt hill in the middle of nowhere.…

As the city around me experiences the bone chilling effects of what is known as the polar vortex, my mind spins wildly within a vortex of its own – flashback! Today, while sat within the confines of my therapist’s office, something bad happened. Something invasive and beyond my control. It…

To be a paramedic is a special thing. It is unique in that it is unlike any other profession or duty. Paramedics are not police officers, yet our hands hold the savagely depraved. We are not firefighters, yet we inhale smoke whilst knelt beside a burning man. We are not…

“Tickets, please.” In just over three-weeks time, these utterances will be spoken kindly and to patrons who have come to see a show. They will no doubt file in through the doors of a modest arena, seeking both entertainment and refuge from a cold February wind. The day will be…

On the eve of what should be an anticipatory day of glee, I find myself rudely awake and not at all blessed with any sense of ardency. Tonight, when I lay myself down to sleep, I did so with the best of intentions. I allowed for my eyes to close,…