Ellie Bravo: Saturday Night Out
The cinema is my true love. The magic of the big screen, the colours, sounds and the vitality of other people’s lives absorbs me like no other. I can step into the screen and disappear into another world… Read more »
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Ellie Bravo: The Lift
Maria pops her head around the door of my office. “Any chance of a lift to Mum’s? Michael’s in Galway and I lent my car to Pat as she was going for an interview this afternoon and she’s not back, so I’m stuck… Read more »
Ellie Bravo: Lunch In The Park
We are in the park finishing our sandwiches. We have dashed out of the office between showers and it turns cold when the sun disappears periodically behind scuttling clouds… Read more »
Ellie Bravo: Restless
“So, when are you taking me out on the Harley?” Lily asks. “When you’re eighteen,” I reply. She groans and leans dramatically across my desk. “Come on, Elly.”… Read more »
Ellie Bravo: John’s Master Plan
I am in the office day dreaming about my dinner last Friday night with Maria. I am smiling, recalling our conversations, stories and anecdotes… Read more »
Ellie Bravo: Routine
Auntie Annie and I have fallen into a routine. She plays bridge on Friday nights, goes to Yoga on Wednesday evenings, plays golf on Monday afternoons then has dinner at the Club afterwards… Read more »
Ellie Bravo: The Date
Maria slides into the seat opposite me. We’re in a small bistro tucked in a side street near the Grand Opera House. To my right are two retired women on their second bottle of wine, and on my left, a middle aged couple who are barely speaking to each other… Read more »
Ellie Bravo: Confrontation
“Thanks for that newspaper cutting you left on my desk last week.” I slide into the seat opposite Maria in the boardroom. “I think you might have saved my skin.” She bites into a biscuit and pushes the crumbs absent-mindedly into a small heap on the table. “What happened?” she asks… Read more »
Ellie Bravo: Maria, Harley and Me
Maria is in her office. She is in deep concentration, surrounded by invoices and numerous black folders.”Coffee Break!” I call. “Come on! Let’s go. FatBoy is waiting.”… Read more »
Ellie Bravo: Confusion
Liam has cheek bones like Johnny Depp. He is also charming and is very attuned to his sexuality. His smile is frequent, his voice soft and his eyelashes long. We have spent the afternoon together brain storming ideas looking for new clients, working on raising our social media online profile,and investigating… Read more »