The Neighbours’ Dog 07.10.19

Please be the neighbours’ dog… please be the neighbours’ dog… Crazy the thoughts that go through the exhausted parental mind. This was...

Noticing Grief

24th April today. 2013. Not a significant date for me, and yet I found myself caught out by grief. I read Rob...

Thoughts 11.10.19

Thoughts from the last few days: Thunder crackles over Kampala Ella must have felt so totally alone. She cried for me and...

The Singing Never Will Be Done

What do you write when you have so much to say, but feel there’s no way to express it? This is how...

COVID-19

Maybe we thought it would go away. The two industrial-grade face masks I bought at a business expo three weeks ago seemed...

In Praise of Tea. 17.11.2020

[17/11, 07:41] Me: On a totally different note… our kettle plug has fused into the socket 😬 it still works, but I’m...

Confession… or The Rules of Writing

I don’t think there are any rules. Just fall in love with writing. I just sent this message to an acquaintance. I...

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January 2020 GNP Article – God’s Loudspeaker

God’s Loudspeaker Have you ever carried your coat when it wasn’t raining, because you knew it would rain later? God did something...

What Do I Do With My Kids In The Holidays?

The frightening sprawl of six weeks stretches ahead of you. The sick feeling in your stomach returns and tightens into knots. No...

When Love Kills (Audio – readthrough)

Mally reading through When Love Kills (adapted by Arfaan Bholim from The Thrill of Love by Amanda Whittington) https://anchor.fm/thinkspeakrun/episodes/When-Love-Kills—Read-through-by-Mally-Tamale-Sali-ec6htn

The Girl on the Bridge 12.04.19

A girl stands on a bridge. Below her speeds the dual carriageway, running fast into the future she doesn’t want to meet....