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The first anniversary of mum’s death is nearly over. Two hours and six minutes left, but I doubt I’ll be here for all of them.
It has been a strange day. In some ways it has been like so many other experiences I have had of late; it measured up almost eerily well to my [...]
Like second albums and last goodbyes, it’s the first Christmas after the death of a loved one that is supposed to be the hardest. It’s kind of obvious, I suppose. But it’s not my experience so far. With the tree still up and the recycling bin still ridiculously overfed on paper and plastic, I’m not [...]
Even down to the presence of death and grief in the campaign’s final hours, this election stayed close to the script that started out in the brilliant mind of Aaron Sorkin. The coming days will more than likely see the two plots continue to twin, with a high-ranking Republican being announced for Secretary of State.
But [...]
I’ve read two different versions of the same statistic in the last week. It seems that these days everyone’s looking for a yard stick against which to measure the state of the spluttering economy. One of the measurements in fashion right now is this; the ratio of household debt to GDP.
If, like me, you virtually [...]
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The five of us – Emma, myself and the three little Borlases – returned home from a few weeks away in France at the weekend. It was late – 2am, I think – and despite the pep-talk in [...]
The laws of gravity are strict. It’s almost impossible to break free from them for more than a moment. Unaided by metal and fire we remain rooted back here, forever pulled down.
That’s what this year has felt like; that there has been an irresistible force pulling at my family. First my mother lost her 19 [...]
Well, that was quite a silence.
More than six weeks with no posting has to be a record for me. There are reasons, though. I’ll explain, but not now.
Now I think I just ought to jump in. Enough of hovering around the edge wondering what the water will feel like. It’s time to plunge. So, here [...]
There has never been a time when I have felt so lost for words. They usually come easily – like soldiers that I call up, reservists waiting with their bags packed. I summon them and set them in formation – rows across a page, marking out the territories recently discovered.But now now.
These days there’s much [...]
It’s been 18 days since mum died. Today’s my first back in my old routine – down to my office after waving the kids off, working through the inbox and filling up the calendar.
It all feels familiar – like I’ve seen this routine played out countless times in a favorite film - and there’s a [...]
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