Author: endardoo

A newspaper sub-editor for many years, I am now a freelance sub-editor, blogger and content writer. Husband of one and house daddy of two: a feisty and dramatic 16-year-old girl and a bright, resilient football nut of a boy aged 14. My website: endastories.com.

by endardoo Jan 10, 2020 18

Personal

Sound And Vision: Bowie The First Time

Four years ago today, David Jones checked out, but David Bowie lingers

by endardoo Dec 2, 2019 32

Family Life Personal

You Can Make Your Own Mom And Dad, You Know!

Reframe how you see your parents, and you will be a happier bunny

by endardoo Nov 19, 2019 30

Family Life Personal

The Bewilderness Years … Or How To Nurture Teenage Children Who Hate You

Teenage wasteland … wasted on the young and the old?

by endardoo Oct 28, 2019 35

Personal Sporting

Sudden Death On A Far Away Field

The Ireland men’s hockey team miss out out on Olympic qualification — in the final seconds

by endardoo Oct 22, 2019 22

Family Life Personal

Don’t Be Happy … Worry

How did we get to this: a five-year-old boy eating his dinner on a cardboard table on a Dublin city street?

by endardoo Oct 16, 2019 36

Personal

All Aboard The Fever Bus …

Under-the-weather or not, the freelance hack has to go to work

by endardoo Oct 7, 2019 41

Personal

Lourdes Of Money!

My adventures in the pilgrimage trade

by endardoo Sep 30, 2019 56

Family Life Personal

I’ve Gone On A Career By Mistake!

What will I be when I’m a grown-up? Oh heck, I am a grown-up!