No Means No
NO = NO If you (say) kNOw, you (mean) kNOw. … If you know, you know.
Read out allThe Christmas Album
These songs have travelled with me through many seasons of faith, family, and quiet worship. Some are centuries old, some more recent, and one is my own. This album is...
It May Take the Hilt, Too.
My Grandma died in December. I miss her. She once said something to me when I was pregnant with Ella: “We’ll defend...
Read out allPride Room
Protection. Or, as my phone decided by typo, Pride Room. Lions in all their splendour.
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Here I am again, turning up at the page. I know it’s been a few days since I wrote anything down, but...
Read out allWhat I’m Doing Today
Hi. What I’m doing today is…. Amassing all the body of material that I’ve written and built up and gathered and squirreled...
Read out allIncidentally… Five Years
Incidentally, today is five years since Family Unity Day. This is the day when we celebrate the adoption celebration in court. Ella...
Read out allMother-in-law 12.10.2020
She has the luxury of grandparenting. At one remove, able to see what I could be doing better. Able to give the...
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Without Title
Beyond frustration nowI sit, slouch, hunch forwardAnd slump back.What is the pointThis isolationThese wars and wordsSurprise and betrayalLoss of belonging. The usual...
Read out allThe Tide Will Turn
The tide will turn. All my life it has been going out, taking everything precious with it, even the things that dragged...
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The Girl on the Bridge
A girl stands on a bridge. Below her speeds the dual carriageway, running fast into the future she doesn’t want to meet....
Read out allDon’t Envy What You Weren’t Prepared to Pay for
Don’t envy what you weren’t prepared to pay for. ***** 17 years earlier They think I’m stupid. Naïve. Dumb. She actually asked...
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