Sometimes Women Find It Strange

‘He still looks like a normal human in front of her, albeit with a well-fitted coat, suited to his frame, to his needs. What does he do in summer, she wonders, what does he do in changing rooms? What does he do in bed? What if he rolls over and kills it?’

Fiction 12th November 2025

Miriam Needham

Miriam Needham is from Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim. Her work has been published in Banshee and HOWL New Irish Writing, and placed in competitions such as the Dingle Lit Short Story Award and the Cúirt New Writing Prize. She is working on her first collection of short stories.