An exhausted daughter sits down with her philandering father for their traditional pre-Christmas dinner. Will they survive the evening without tearing each other apart? Or will a Christmas miracle help them overcome their differences? You can hear me read the story on the Christmas Special episode of the podcast.
It’s the 2025 Christmas special! Dara presents his new seasonal story, hot off the press! In ‘Early Service’, an exhausted daughter sits down with her philandering father for their annual Christmas night out. Can they survive their oppositional tendencies? Will something magical help them transcend their differences? Why does the holiday mean such different things to each of them?
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In this episode, Dara reads a short story that is new to the listener but not to him. The story has a female protagonist and when he shared it with a female friend a few years ago, he was told that not all women felt the same way as the character he’d written. In reply he said he’d never thought that would be the case.
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This year’s Christmas story finds an old woman in trouble. The woman remembers she was once a young girl in trouble too. Who will come to her aid, and will she want their assistance?
Mrs. Hennessey and the Women’s Christmas Read More »
Dara ain’t gonna lie – this was a monster effort to produce! A little recital with his wife, an unexpected but most welcome interview with his daughter, and a new story for the season that’s in it, all pulled together on the day of the episode. And done while sick.
The 2022 Christmas Special! – Episode 83 Read More »
In this Christmas shopping list of an episode, Dara has a look at the festive season through the lens of Christmases past. He also considers the pressure people are put under to partake of all things yule.
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