Musings of a Storyteller
Diane Burley, Adrienne J ClarkeLife is messy; history is messier. I braid ancestral stories, current events, and hard-won personal experience into essays that find the light — often ironic, a little quirky, and always with heart. Join me.
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The Dignity of Labor
South Carolina healthcare workers striking for better pay in 1969.
A few months ago, I wrote about ancestral relative Leonora Kearney Barry, the nineteenth-century labor activist, and the pope of her day, Leo XIII. I ended that piece with...
Rosario: The Link in the Chain Migration of People — and Food
Roy and Lena left Sicily for Buffalo at the end of the 19th century forging a link between the two communities.
“He was 16-years-old when he came over and worked selling ice,” my Poppa’s younger brother John was telling me tales about my g...
Un-Appy? You Aren’t Alone
From the 1933 patent of “Black Maria” (courtesy Z.P.Meyers/Barney Hillerman Photographic Collection to the pile of parking apps that litter my screen. Composite by Author.
Tim was waiting in traffic to back into a spot. “Why don’t you get...
The Facts Behind Faeries
A hawthorn tree gnarled over a tombstone at St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Youghal, Ireland. It felt so otherworldly. Photo by author.
Last week I wrote how I spent months banging my head against my desk trying to keep track of all the playe...
The People of the Gods of Art: Irony, Aspiration -- or Bull?
The Ringfort in Carrigdangan, County Cork, Ireland. Photo by Author.
The first time I went to the Emerald Isle in 1981, I did so on a lark. I was living in London and decided to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland. Unfortunately, there...
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Author, journalist, mom of two sons. I braid lost moments of history, what has us wincing, and personal experience to offer stories with heart, hope, and humor — because God knows we need all three. I'm always looking for the light.
I am the owner and operator of Substack.coach, where I offer substack consulting, coaching, workshops, and personal assistance.
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