October 15, 2017
Tom is in Brighton this weekend for his girlfriends birthday. Lena has just started at University, studying to become a doctor. In these first few weeks I have really worried for Tom, wondering how he is coping with being separated from her. They’ve been together for nearly five years, and I feared he would be […]
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October 8, 2017
I nearly didn’t get around to writing a post this week. For the first time in over 200 weeks I thought I might not fit everything in. Then I got stuck in a traffic jam, and I changed my mind. Everyone who has had a puppy looks at me with a knowing smile when I […]
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October 1, 2017
Once I dated a girl who would habitually let me down at the last minute leaving me feeling undervalued and unloved. I would respond like a child because it triggered feelings from childhood in me. I wanted more certainty that she was willing or able to give. Every moment I spent in that relationship was […]
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September 24, 2017
We begin. There is silence, a void, as I first stare at the pink paperweight and then the small white clock on the low table. Glancing at the tissues I never use but often wish I could my gaze rises to the skylight. Only the tops of the distant trees are visible and the rain […]
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September 17, 2017
My sister was reminding me that dogs shouldn’t eat grapes. It immediately brings to mind the image of my old dog Toby being given a grape and, rather than eating it, rolling on it. This was just one of his inexplicable eccentric behaviours. What I hadn’t realised back then was that looking after a dog, […]
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