Parties and Leftovers at Chore City
Two of our oldest friends hosted a joint 50th birthday party at the rowing club in town last night. If I’m entirely honest, neither of us really wanted to go...
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To By Young
What is the “right” age to act? What if the most authentic version of “you” is still a little bit… sticky-fingered and prone to spontaneous laughter?
Lights in the Sky
One of the current WordPress writing prompts asks “what historical event fascinates you the most ?”
Quiet Days Vogon Poetry and Impossible Creaters
After spending so many years surrounded by chaos at home, it always feels a little bit odd when travelling to find life suddenly becalmed. So much so that I ...
The Journey West
After a wonderfully unplanned night out with friends last night, we scraped ourselves out of bed this morning, threw clothes into travel bags, and set off to...
An Accidental Writer
Today’s Wordpress writing prompt asks what alternative career paths you have considered, or are interested in.
Long Weekend
The clock ticked into Friday ten minutes ago, and you find me almost giddy with the prospect of not returning to work until Tuesday next week. A long weekend...
While Making Other Plans
In early 2006, after discovering I have a rare genetic defect, after a third and final unsuccessful attempt at IVF, and after gazing into the yawning crater ...
Round in Circles
Sunday Earlier this year - at home - I switched my phone from a Google Pixel to an Apple iPhone, my desktop computer from a PC to a Mac mini, my laptop from ...
Half Past My Bedtime
The clock ticked past midnight ten minutes ago. You find me sitting in the dark of the junk room, perched in front of the Mac with a mug of coffee while Joni...