About Irish Rivers
Irish Rivers writes about women who are broken open and refuse to stay that way — whether they're boarding a Greyhound bus to escape an abusive marriage, or healing a dying world with hands they don't fully understand.
Her debut novel The HideAway was published in November 2024. Her forthcoming memoir Probably Nothing: A Beautiful Wreckage documents what happened when the medical system failed her. The Maranthos Cycle is her dark fantasy series, currently in progress.
She lives with her partner and their dog Nelly. She writes with a cane beside her desk and stories that aren't finished yet.
Probably Nothing: A Beautiful Wreckage
They told her it was probably nothing. They were wrong.
The true story of what happens when the system that is supposed to save you is the reason you needed saving. Medical negligence, insurance denials, a broken legal system — told by the woman who lived it and refused to be silent.
It is not a recovery story. It is a fighting story.
Releasing April 10th, 2026.
The HideAway
When Anya boards a Greyhound with nothing but a backpack and three matches, she is fleeing fourteen years of silent oppression. Her destination: The HideAway, a refuge in the Montana wilderness where forgotten women find their way back to themselves.
"Some journeys begin with leaving. Others begin with finding home."
The Fight
In January 2026, Irish Rivers had a stroke. What followed was not just a medical crisis — it was a collision with every broken part of a system that is supposed to protect patients.
Insurance denials reviewed by unqualified doctors. Legal barriers that make justice financially impossible. A tele-doctor who looked at a woman who could not move her right side or form words and said — probably nothing.
Probably Nothing: A Beautiful Wreckage exists because silence is not an option. It exists for every person who has been dismissed, gaslit, or priced out of the justice they deserved.
Know your rights as a patient. Document everything. Push back.
You are not alone. And your story matters.
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