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David O'Mahony: The real world is quickly surpassing any horror speculative fiction can create
David O'Mahony: The real world is quickly surpassing any horror speculative fiction can create
One writer I've come across has a dystopian trilogy finished, but says it will never see the light of day because all its twists about who runs the world have come true

Sat, 11 Apr, 2026

David O'Mahony: You know you're old when your daughter calls the 1980s 'the olden days'
David O'Mahony: You know you're old when your daughter calls the 1980s 'the olden days'
I don’t think I had my daughter's level of confidence at seven. I don’t think I even have that level of confidence now

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026

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David O'Mahony: What do we do when dystopian technology tropes become the norm?
Techbros have always treated creativity as a problem that needs to be solved, as opposed to a celebration of individuality

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

David O'Mahony: If your daughter makes vomiting noises when you flirt with your wife, that’s a job well done
David O'Mahony: If your daughter makes vomiting noises when you flirt with your wife, that’s a job well done
My last-minute wedding speech won’t win any awards, but after nearly 15 years, one house, three children, and a cast of cats later, I guess it all worked out in the end.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

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David O'Mahony: Identity is a malleable thing — don’t forget to shape yours how you like
None of us are who we were when we started out

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Symbols of religion : bread and wine
David O'Mahony: Reaching milestones reminds me time is what you make of it
Small people have their own way of interpreting the universe and, most of the time, it’s a lot more interesting than what we’ve collectively — if grudgingly — agreed constitutes adulthood

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026

David O'Mahony: What 325k people looking at photos of my cat showed about our desire for connections
David O'Mahony: What 325k people looking at photos of my cat showed about our desire for connections
The sheer wholesomeness of what went on in my small corner of the web was a refreshing antidote to the poison of rage politics that infests everywhere else, writes David O'Mahony

Sat, 28 Feb, 2026

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David O'Mahony: Perhaps ‘going in the book’ is the best way to deal with our emotions
Any time I annoy her — usually with such heinous crimes as saying 'you need to tidy all your stuff away' — there’s a high chance we’ll find Daughter scribbling in a notebook, sketching sad faces or rain clouds, usually annotated for clarity

Sat, 21 Feb, 2026

Halloween lets us get scared in a safe sort of way
Halloween lets us get scared in a safe sort of way
Halloween presents lots of commercial opportunities — and there is massive demand for a bit of a scare 

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

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David O'Mahony: History tells us betting on AI bubble is a bad idea
Future generations may wonder why we collectively jumped off a virtual bridge chasing digital tulips, writes David O'Mahony

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

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