Freda Howell McMahon | February 15, 2019
Huge, brightly coloured water slides sprawled lazily across the water park. As I sauntered to the shallow end of the wave pool, my cousin's voice rang out “If you go...
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Truth is... motherhood is the hardest thing to have happened to me. Like a hot strip of wax, all the false idols that previously made me feel good were ripped...
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We were sitting in a rickshaw, heading back to our guest house, when he finally said, “May I have your number?…" I had been waiting for him to ask! ...
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My husband caught me staring into space earlier today, and asked, "What are you thinking about?” “That our house is so small,” I replied. “Other people live in still smaller...
Continue ReadingFreda Howell McMahon | September 30, 2017
“You can get your partner to lead however you want; kick him or tell him the next move, but you do not lead!” joked our dance instructor, addressing the women...
Continue ReadingFreda Howell McMahon | May 29, 2017
There’s this show on Netflix called Heartland. I love it. I’m hooked. Each time a new season is uploaded, my husband knows I’m going to be glued to my laptop...
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Scene I: There’s a girl in the mirror, looking right at me. Should I look back or turn and flee? Hips - too big, arms - too fat Thighs...
Continue ReadingFreda Howell McMahon | January 11, 2017
The night it happened, I was sleeping over at my relatives’ place, close to the university. It was dark by the time I left the lab, and a paper I had due...
Continue ReadingFreda Howell McMahon | December 8, 2016
I love Christmas. No, seriously… I truly love Christmas. While growing up, every year we would set up the Christmas tree on the first of December. Hurriedly, we would unpack...
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