Me: I see there’s a reference to you in that new book by [mildly famous person].
Friend M: I am so mortified.
Me: I didn’t even know you knew her, how do you know her?
Friend M: Through Anna.*
Me: Who’s Anna now?
Friend M: She’s the woman who was married to J before Mr. Waffle’s friend C.
Me (to my mother who was listening): Oh you know C, Mum, she’s the younger daughter of Mrs. H who taught me in Senior Infants.
*Names changed to protect the innocent.
Correction. That’s what living in Cork is like…a heady mix of community and the Arts!
At least two of the protagonists in this story are not from Cork. Really.
Love it!
Also have experienced it, I imagine…