Sweet Nothing 

This piece by Fennelly is a lot similar to Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, especially in terms of the style of the writing. In this piece the detailed and observant description of the body is similar to the way that Bechdel describes the bodies in the funeral home. For example, description of the body includes “urine-coloured eyes,” “distended belly,” and “palsied hands.” Additionally, the situation is similar to Fun Home where the father dies and the speaker recalls this moment and thinks about from a future perspective.

Married Love

Fennelly’s pieces also reflect similar themes to Sappho of love, and shows a slight progression in terms of marriage life; going from the sublime, referring to the fantasy and intimacy of new marriage to the banal, referring to the everyday life situations that she encounters.