Bloody Minded Irish Nuns
Here’s a rare treat: A punishment story called Sister James, by Cait Coogan, that holds its own as literature. The main story line is a schoolgirl’s unhappy dealings with a cruel Irish nun, but as a vignette of Irish life the story stands on its own. Well worth a read!
Update: There was a brief excerpt from the story here previously, but author Cait Coogan took offense. Unfortunately, Cait lacked the common courtesy to contact me or ask for its removal, and instead complained to my hosting provider. My provider is a decent outfit with cheap gigabytes and great service, but neither they nor I feel like spending the time necessary to wrangle about a few stupid paragraphs, so the excerpt is gone now even though it fell well within the bounds of fair use under US copyright law.
