{"id":780,"date":"2021-09-05T16:37:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T16:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kits.themecy.com\/memberships-1\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-09-09T13:42:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:42:40","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-4xl, 8rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-5xl, 10rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:100px;}.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:100%;}.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{fill:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff)!important;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:%;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep{height:px;}.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 .kt-row-layout-bottom-sep svg{width:%;}}.kb-row-layout-id780_e0e3f0-a7 .absolute {    position: absolute; 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playwright<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_b80a1f-9a\">Elaine Desmond is an award-winning writer. 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Cork, she has had two plays produced, and her short stories have been shortlisted for the Bridport and Fish Short Story prizes.&nbsp; One of her short stories came second in the Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn International Short Story prize as part of the Wexford Literary Festival.&nbsp; Her work frequently takes inspiration from her travels in Africa, India and throughout Europe.&nbsp;<br><br>Full details of Elaine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ucc-ie.academia.edu\/ElaineDesmond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">academic work<\/a> can be found here.<a href=\"https:\/\/startertemplatecloud.com\/e28\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"67\" src=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/contact-flowers-bottom.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/contact-flowers-bottom.png 423w, 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_813c45-0b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_813c45-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_813c45-0b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_813c45-0b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_813c45-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_813c45-0b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_813c45-0b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_813c45-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_813c45-0b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h6 class=\"kt-adv-heading780_813c45-0b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_813c45-0b\">Author<\/h6>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_fa9043-f6\">Elaine Desmond<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>                          <em> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column780_5c65d2-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column780_5c65d2-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column780_5c65d2-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column780_5c65d2-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column780_5c65d2-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column780_5c65d2-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column780_5c65d2-15{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column780_5c65d2-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column780_5c65d2-15 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column780_5f3b99-15{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column780_5f3b99-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column780_5f3b99-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column780_5f3b99-15 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb\"]{padding-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:170px;line-height:14px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Mrs Saint Delafield';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb\"]{font-size:86px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-7-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_4a6e11-fb\">words<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_00f664-74\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_00f664-74\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_00f664-74\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_00f664-74\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_00f664-74\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading780_00f664-74 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_00f664-74\">That Inspire<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_ee9de4-0d\">\u201cThe secret energy in a gaze would have been unthinkable. He wanted that which had been so fleeting to become solid. The only way he knew to make that happen was to write it down. Should he have let it pass so that it would have faded completely. This, the story of his life?\u201d<br><br>Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn, <em>The Magician<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"68\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/line_flower-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-368\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_76cd4c-c0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_76cd4c-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_76cd4c-c0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_76cd4c-c0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_76cd4c-c0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_76cd4c-c0\"] 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.kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id780_fe4f77-14 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id780_fe4f77-14 alignnone has-theme-palette8-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column780_955d41-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column780_955d41-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column780_955d41-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column780_955d41-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column780_955d41-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column780_955d41-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column780_955d41-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column780_955d41-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column780_955d41-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column780_955d41-4d inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_938a0b-04, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_938a0b-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_938a0b-04\"]{padding-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:170px;line-height:14px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Mrs Saint Delafield';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_938a0b-04 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_938a0b-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_938a0b-04\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_938a0b-04 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_938a0b-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_938a0b-04\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_938a0b-04, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_938a0b-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_938a0b-04\"]{font-size:75px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading780_938a0b-04 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-7-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_938a0b-04\">theatre<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_65f943-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_65f943-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_65f943-a1\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_65f943-a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_65f943-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_65f943-a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_65f943-a1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_65f943-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_65f943-a1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_65f943-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_65f943-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_65f943-a1\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading780_65f943-a1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_65f943-a1\">&#8220;The sole duty and justification for art is social criticism.&#8221;<br>Tom Stoppard, <em>Travesties<\/em><br><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id780_eea3c6-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id780_eea3c6-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id780_eea3c6-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:40px;padding-bottom:25px;}.kb-row-layout-id780_eea3c6-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id780_eea3c6-7a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id780_eea3c6-7a > 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)\/2)))minmax(0, calc(20% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem ) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id780_341a63-19 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id780_341a63-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id780_341a63-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id780_341a63-19 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column780_790e19-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;}.kadence-column780_790e19-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column780_790e19-14 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column780_790e19-14 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_b95d3b-ae\">At Your Age?!<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_d01753-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_d01753-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_d01753-4b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_d01753-4b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_d01753-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_d01753-4b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_d01753-4b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_d01753-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_d01753-4b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading780_d01753-4b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_d01753-4b\">This play is an ethnodrama that explores ageism and features the verbatim words of six older women. Funded by the Irish Research Council.<a href=\"https:\/\/startertemplatecloud.com\/e28\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns780_39822b-5c{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns780_39822b-5c .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns780_39822b-5c\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn780_f8628a-76.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn780_f8628a-76.kb-button{color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-btn780_f8628a-76.kb-button .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}.kb-btn780_f8628a-76.kb-button:hover .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kb-btn780_f8628a-76.kb-button:focus .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn 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class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;}.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8{position:relative;}.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column780_57ac02-e8:not(.specificity){margin-top:-150px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column780_57ac02-e8 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_16c4a9-eb\">A Footprint of Roses<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_0a2c1a-fa\">This play explores the plight of the women of WOZA (Women of Zimbabwe Arise), a women\u2019s civil movement in Zimbabwe. This play was written as part of advocacy work for Amnesty International. <a href=\"https:\/\/startertemplatecloud.com\/e28\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns780_7e61a0-36{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns780_7e61a0-36 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns780_7e61a0-36\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn780_770983-d7.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn780_770983-d7.kb-button{color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-btn780_770983-d7.kb-button .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}.kb-btn780_770983-d7.kb-button:hover .kb-svg-icon-wrap, .kb-btn780_770983-d7.kb-button:focus .kb-svg-icon-wrap{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn780_770983-d7.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn780_770983-d7.kb-button:focus{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);background:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);box-shadow:2px 2px 3px 0px var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn780_770983-d7 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-inherit  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-true  wp-block-button__link wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/index.php\/a-footprint-of-roses\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Read More<\/span><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fe_arrowRightCircle kt-btn-icon-side-right\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"  fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 16 16 12 12 8\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"12\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column780_6a8648-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column780_6a8648-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column780_6a8648-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column780_6a8648-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column780_6a8648-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column780_6a8648-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column780_6a8648-42{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column780_6a8648-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column780_6a8648-42 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column780_6a8648-42 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column780_089ba5-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column780_089ba5-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column780_089ba5-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column780_089ba5-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column780_089ba5-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column780_089ba5-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column780_089ba5-66{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column780_089ba5-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column780_089ba5-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column780_089ba5-66 inner-column-3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2018I think you become invisible as you age. Unless we do mad things with our hair or something.&nbsp; Then we\u2019re seen alright. But there\u2019s a definite invisibility.\u2019<\/p>\n<cite>At Your Age?!<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u2018\u2026 sitting here talking to you like this, you know with everyone together\u2026[it\u2019s] like I count and I\u2019m strong and I\u2019m fighting back.\u2019<\/p>\n<cite>A Footprint of Roses<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2\"]{margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:40px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_3c0e5f-b2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/startertemplatecloud.com\/e28\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id780_66ad67-45 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id780_66ad67-45 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id780_66ad67-45 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:150px;padding-bottom:80px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(45% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(55% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id780_66ad67-45 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id780_66ad67-45 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id780_66ad67-45 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id780_66ad67-45 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column780_c0c354-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column780_c0c354-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column780_c0c354-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column780_c0c354-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column780_c0c354-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column780_c0c354-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column780_c0c354-1f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column780_c0c354-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column780_c0c354-1f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column780_c0c354-1f inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a\"]{padding-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:170px;line-height:14px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Mrs Saint Delafield';text-transform:lowercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a\"]{font-size:86px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-7-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_3b9f6c-5a\">Amma<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-lg, 2rem);}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_7c7df5-ed\">Short Story<br><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_62667e-33, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_62667e-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_62667e-33\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_62667e-33 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_62667e-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_62667e-33\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_62667e-33 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading780_62667e-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_62667e-33\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading780_62667e-33 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading780_62667e-33\"><em>Amma&nbsp;<\/em>is set in India.&nbsp; It is based on a newspaper article, a tiny clipping in a corner of a page, which I came across while researching for my PhD. <em>Amma <\/em>was shortlisted for the Fish Short Story Prize in 2019 and for the Bridport Prize in 2018. (It was one of 96 stories out of 4377 to be shortlisted for the Bridport Prize).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Amma-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Amma-1.jpg 326w, https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Amma-1-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Elaine Desmond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/index.php\/amma\/\">Read an excerpt from <em>Amma<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column780_3d76be-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column780_3d76be-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column780_3d76be-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column780_3d76be-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column780_3d76be-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column780_3d76be-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column780_3d76be-5e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column780_3d76be-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column780_3d76be-5e, .kt-inside-inner-col > 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.kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image780_a9828b-23\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amma-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amma-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amma-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amma-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amma-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amma-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/elainedesmondwriter.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Amma-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><strong>Devi is the divine mother of the Hindu world. <\/strong><br><strong>She is a cosmic force, addressing the creation <\/strong><br><strong>and destruction of worlds. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id780_1373ff-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id780_1373ff-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id780_1373ff-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:120px;padding-bottom:120px;}.kb-row-layout-id780_1373ff-d9 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id780_1373ff-d9 > 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