Back to school and my children are both beginning an exam year. It seems like only moments ago I was dropping them off in the morning to play in the reception class sandpit and now it’s all coming to some sort of interim conclusion. At times like these its hard to avoid a little anxiety over how … [Read more...] about How To Succeed
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How To Deal With Endings
Sitting in the garden I’m comfortable until the sun pokes its head over the top of next doors roof. Suddenly bathed in the reflection from the whitewashed back wall it’s too hot, and it’s mid September. By now I am expecting the end of the summer but it’s clinging on. Despite the definite chill in … [Read more...] about How To Deal With Endings
Why We Don't Want To Get Better
I’m coming down with a cold. I felt it when I woke up this morning, the itchy throat, the blocked nose. When we’re sick people tend to treat us differently, and illness brings upon us an altered persona which makes others react in a different and often more positive way. Sometimes it feels as if it … [Read more...] about Why We Don't Want To Get Better
Why The Length Of A Relationship Is Irrelevant
My relationship with Kate Walsh, a singer songwriter from Brighton, wasn’t real, except to me. She seemed to write songs which consistently resonated deeply, perhaps because of all that was going on in my life at that time, like a coincidental unexpected alignment of the stars. Whatever it was her … [Read more...] about Why The Length Of A Relationship Is Irrelevant
Why We "Ghost"
During the 1980’s my friend Martin developed an interesting habit of simply disappearing at some point during an evening out without saying a word to anyone. One minute he’d be there and the next he’d be gone. It became an expected punctuation in the evening. “Where’s Martin?” “He must have gone”, … [Read more...] about Why We "Ghost"