PinnedFinbar ShieldsMasterpieceFrom up here the fine film on the surface the water boatman skitters but does not dive and all is a heady half-syllable of the pillow…·4 min read·Feb 19, 2022--16--16
Finbar ShieldsZagreusThey say the portal to the underworld is beneath this mound, There is a species of butterfly found on its sunny slopes called the…·1 min read·Feb 28, 2024----
Finbar ShieldsRuidososThe men in the next room over’s voices throb through the wall late into the night, I begin to doze off, once, twice, but each time am…·3 min read·Feb 28, 2024----
Finbar ShieldsThe Reclaiming of a Name: An Open Letter to the DWP, on the Inhumane Terror of Claiming Benefits…For the past several years I have been living in subterfuge, under a pseudonym on Facebook to keep my sharings free from the skulking eye…·9 min read·Feb 25, 2024--1--1
Finbar ShieldsDivesting Self-Worth from Your Sick IdentityOne of worst parts of being chronically ill is just how fucking gut-wrenchingly humiliating it is. Whether your ails be mental or physical…·6 min read·Feb 25, 2024----