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An Inconvenient Wedding

An Inconvenient Wedding

Lauren Anderson is planning the wedding she’s always wanted with the man she’s always loved, but the problem is - the wedding isn’t hers.

2020

Brigit Callaghan Stacey

Brigit Callaghan Stacey

Stories

Delia

Honoring the woman who kept my dad out of an orphanage

May 10, 2024

Delia

May 10, 2024

Wisdom to My Children

As I Enter My 36th Year

Apr 16, 2023

Apr 16, 2023

True Beauty Never Fades

Crows feet run from my eyes like rivulets down dusty hills. Gray strands of hair shoot across my head like lightning in a night sky. I’m…

Mar 29, 2023

True Beauty Never Fades

Mar 29, 2023

Dancing on Moonbeams

a poem

Mar 13, 2023

Dancing on Moonbeams

Mar 13, 2023

The Great Seanchaí

The Irish word seanchaí means “storyteller”or “barer of old lore.” In modern terms, seanchaí might refer to a “bullshitter.” Both are…

Mar 7, 2023

The Great Seanchaí

Mar 7, 2023

Growing into a Baby

“Daddy, are you dying?” my 2.5 year old daughter asked my husband after he let out a painful grunt. He was not aware she knew the word…

Mar 1, 2023

Growing into a Baby

Mar 1, 2023

Temporary

“This too shall pass.” The hard times, the simple times. Colds, flus, and even seemingly permanent health conditions. Most things are…

Feb 16, 2023

Temporary

Feb 16, 2023

Strong

You can’t call yourself strong if you haven’t been to hell and back,

Feb 7, 2023

Strong

Feb 7, 2023

My Mother’s Hands

My mother’s hands, once soft and delicate, touched her swollen belly while I grew inside. My mother’s hands, always warm and welcoming…

Feb 7, 2023

My Mother’s Hands

Feb 7, 2023

Awe-Inspiring Wonder

The sight of snowflakes falling from the sky like powdered sugar.

Jan 23, 2023

Awe-Inspiring Wonder

Jan 23, 2023

Prayerful Thanks

What a privilege it is to wake up and be able to move your limbs. To taste the bold, velvety richness of your coffee. To see the sky…

Jan 5, 2023

Prayerful Thanks

Jan 5, 2023

Broken Pieces

Whenever I sit in church and look out at all the people in the pews surrounding me, I can’t help but swell with emotion. My voice catches…

Dec 19, 2022

Broken Pieces

Dec 19, 2022

You Chose Me

I can’t believe you chose me.

Dec 8, 2022

You Chose Me

Dec 8, 2022

Every Day Magic

As I was combing tangles out of my daughter’s curly hair the other night, I caught a glimpse of us in the mirror. Her chubby…

Nov 15, 2022

Every Day Magic

Nov 15, 2022

Your Song

The sweetest melody I’ve ever heard

Nov 15, 2022

Nov 15, 2022

Weeds

I confess: I am often held hostage by cultural lies, peddled by a self-centered, money-obsessed, fame-worshiping society, which, no doubt…

Jun 8, 2022

Weeds

Jun 8, 2022

Where Bullets Cannot Swim

I want to live under the sea

Jun 7, 2022

Where Bullets Cannot Swim

Jun 7, 2022

If It Were My Child

A poem about Uvalde

Jun 7, 2022

Jun 7, 2022

Rotting Tomatoes

She stood at the kitchen sink washing dishes, gazing out the window that overlooked the garden. Ripe red tomatoes ballooned on trellis…

May 19, 2022

Rotting Tomatoes

May 19, 2022

I’ll Never Get This Time Back (You’re Only Little Once)

As I watch your tiny body waddle down the street,

Apr 30, 2022

I’ll Never Get This Time Back (You’re Only Little Once)

Apr 30, 2022

Brigit Callaghan Stacey

Brigit Callaghan Stacey

Book Author

Storyteller from Chicago. Loves writing about motherhood, romance & everyday magic. Follow me at BrigitStacey.com & Instagram BrigitStacey.

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