The Loopy Life of Saint Patrick (seven completely unreliable chapters, collected from barstools and bogs) Chapter 1 — The Day the Beard Did a Jig Patrick O’Flannery McGillicuddy Fitzpatrick the Third woke on a Tuesday (of course), sneezed so mightily that his beard leapt off his face, did a set-dance across the floor, and landed, … Continue reading An Alternative View of Saint Patrick