Archive - How to Fall Apart by Liadán Hynes

Taking Up a Hobby in Your Forties

Interviews one Olympic rower, takes to the water

Jun 15 •

What I Did Yesterday

A trip with a friend

Jun 8 •

May 2025

Won’t Somebody Think of the Pets?

His dog my cats/What nobody tells you about blending

May 1 •

April 2025

Growing up without religion in a fairly religious country

How to Fall Apart by Liadán Hynes is a reader-supported publication.

Apr 21 •

The Secret Co-Sleeper

On figuring out what works for you and the should-ing of new mothers

Apr 1 •

March 2025

Invisible work on the home front

Writing and parenting

Mar 22 •

What is it really like to be a stepmother?

An anonymous interview about the reality of being a stepmother, the trope of the evil stepmother, and what advice she would give to others

Mar 20 •

I cut off all my hair on a whim

I regret nothing

Mar 14 •

Helen Steele on dating, HRT, and how to "be a nice human"

An interview with the designer and artist about ageing, divorce, parenting, ADHD, and happiness

Mar 7 •

February 2025

I Miss My Friends

Is putting them on the to-do list the answer?

Feb 28 •

Some People I Interviewed Last Month

As a journalist, I talk to strangers for a living

Feb 12 •

January 2025

Edna O'Brien, a single parent

Sinéad O'Shea's new film about the author

Jan 24 •

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