Aideen Gallagher 8/3/24 Aideen Gallagher 8/3/24

Sweet beginnings

Warm twilight, the curtain pillowed like a white Rococo gown inhaling summer breath

Aideen Gallagher 16/1/24 Aideen Gallagher 16/1/24

For my birthday

Collapsed in sunbeams someplace time, stretching endlessly outward, felt restful, warm and sweet.

Aideen Gallagher 13/1/24 Aideen Gallagher 13/1/24

Baggage, Unattended

The pale young women wore dark clothes and black piercings. Patient and lethargic, they moved along the security line rolling absent stares like suitcases.

Aideen Gallagher 15/12/23 Aideen Gallagher 15/12/23

Notes from Sydney

Sydney is like an overly ripe fruit: sweet, hot, sticky, and slightly overwhelming.

Aideen Gallagher 19/10/23 Aideen Gallagher 19/10/23

Notebook

One day I’ll forget all this, so that is why I write.

Aideen Gallagher 21/7/23 Aideen Gallagher 21/7/23

i know the end: our strange, spooky love

Alix Kuijpers (he/they) is an emerging freelance choreographer, sound designer, and director of 2023 Melbourne Fringe performance, ‘i know the end’. Having had the opportunity to watch and review the performance, Aideen (she/her) reflects on the mystery of queer relationships, both in their daunting nature and joyful shapelessness.