Sincerity and sarcasm – a journal of sorts
When I was at school, I wanted to be an actress. This was in the years before we stopped grouping these creatives into male…
Hart was 12 when his school came down with a virus which felled the students like a raging forest fire. On average, it took…
As an early morning riser, I sometimes forget not everyone starts their day at 4.00 am. In this fit of forgetfulness, I have been…
It’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog or, indeed, been that much online, and it all started when I didn’t take my…
Have you ever thought about walking away from your blog? Yep, just up and going. See ya. Bloggers before you have done it. I’ve…
1 August 2018 – the funeral day for Kate. May she rest in peace. Our love and support are with her friends and family…
It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. ~ Berkeley Breathed I first heard the phrase “Once a man, twice a child” from my mother’s lips….
Be where you are, otherwise you will miss your life. ~ Buddha Growing up, my siblings and I were not allowed to refer to…
Bronson and I would have been married 21 years tomorrow. It would also have been his 61st birthday. Six months ago, I started scribbling…
I read somewhere that a good habit is as hard to break as a bad one. My morning habit is to rise about 4.30…
At a recent hospital appointment, the medical assistant asked my date of birth, which I gave. He looked up and down from his clipboard…
This week, I came to see that in nursing the hole of Bronson’s passing, there were smaller, gaping wounds which had been left to…
My version of doing nothing is sitting down to read a book, perhaps whilst having a cup of peppermint or chai tea. I’ll then…
This personal essay first appeared in Black Hair Magazine on 27 March 2018 and is reproduced this week on my blog as it is no…
Hart was 12 when his school came down with a virus which felled the students like a raging forest fire. On average, it took…
A writing prompt on the internet this week (‘Leaving Home’) reminded me of a piece my then teenage daughter Morgan wrote in 2013. She…
Underneath all the parenting angst, I yearned for the days when my teenager didn’t see me as the enemy, but their go-to person and…
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