Poetic A letter to Santa? the poem 25 Dec 202019 Nov 2020 Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is this: I want a dad that doesn’t drink Until he throws up in the kitchen sink I want a mum who doesn’t…
Story - fiction Betty & Freddie 3 Dec 20207 Nov 2020 2013 Backroom Betty and Front of House Freddie were the perfect couple. Two halves of the one coin, a bit like Mr and Mrs Spratt in the nursery rhyme. They…
Story - fiction the quilt 17 Nov 20209 Nov 2020 The pieces lay strewn across the floor. Lottie tried to get the colours balanced. She tried to get the shapes in order. It was too much, she was not her…
Story - fiction sipping tea 6 Apr 20208 Mar 2020 Sadness seeped into her pores with each sip of tea. Not sad enough to do anything about it, more an ennuic sadness, an underlying symptom of a greater problem. Rarely…
Journal Entry where did all the happy people go? 20 Feb 202018 Feb 2020 Don’t you just love a moment of revelation? When something that wasn’t clear before comes into focus and usually comes out of the blue. An unexpected but welcome visitor. Some…
Journal Entry reframing the plot 13 Jan 20207 Mar 2020 The news hit me like a tidal wave that took not only my breath but also my entire history away. My childhood had been like walking across a never-ending stretch…
