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Half Lives novellas and short stories are now on WattPad!

0.1: Dire Strait

Caoimhe “Kit” O’Donnell is wallowing in despair after unexpectedly being made redundant from her 100%-remote job. With the return-to-office movement in full swing, she must decide whether to stay in her cosy cottage on remote Dursey Island or move back to Dublin.


23 Dec 2024 – 24 Feb 2025

0.2: Two Much

Mimi Ko: Spoiled baby sister of a K-pop idol. Complicated. Maknae. Inherited her mother’s petite, fragile beauty and indomitable spirit.

Seán and Mimi have history long before that sidewalk in Apgujeong.

Two vignettes of Mimi and Seán before 2024.


30 May – 6 June 2025 / posting Fridays

0.3: Whiskey Dreams

Seán Ó Súilleabháin has been wandering the world and tending bar in pubs since he was 13, working towards the day when he would finally have his own. Now the pub he grew up in – HIS pub – is up for sale; the only thing standing between him and his dream is €20,000.


20 Dec 2024 – 8 Jan 2025

0.4: Galway Girl

For such a huge city, Seoul is a small place when you’re an Irish expat. Seán Ó Súilleabháin won’t be lonely for long.

A series of vignettes of Seán’s early days in Seoul.


8 Jan – 17 Jan 2025

0.5: Lonely Knight

John Min Yong Nam’s mother has decided it’s time for him to marry a suitable young woman. He’s finding it difficult; no woman can match the ghost in his heart.

A series of vignettes of John’s life before 1 April 2024.


23 Apr – 23 May 2025 / posting Wednesdays and Fridays

0.6: Next Level

Kit has survived the trauma of unexpected redundancy. Now, she must wrestle with the existential question: what’s next? While Kit ponders, What’s Next comes to find her.

A sequel to the novella “Dire Strait”.


24 Feb – 21 Apr 2025 / posting Mondays