Nobody expects to almost kick the bucket at 32. Or at any age, really. But sure, life would […]
Category Archive: True Stories
Moth is a soft and felty word to get between your teeth. But moths can be dangerous. When […]
It was that godforsaken hour when right-minded folk are asleep. Not my mind. It had endured twenty-four hours […]
There it was again, that post- prandial sharp pain on the left-hand side of my abdomen, triggered by […]
They’re back. It’s the sound I hear first: nails on scalp and fast rhythmic scratching. The scratching is […]
Today Shopping Laundry Pay swimming bill deficit Pay Brownies fees Enquire about theatre school Car MOT Do not […]
As it’s the New year, I thought I would do something nice, something I’ve never done before: Put […]
We were supposed to go to my in-laws for Christmas Day and it wasn’t that I didn’t want […]
GOOD SAMARITAN “What is a seriously ill brain cancer patient doing wheeling herself down the street?” I […]
I wasn’t always scared of flying. At university I flew all the time because my boyfriend (now husband) […]
Almost eight years ago, it arrived in the post. Given that Ms Knackered had gleefully chosen it to […]
I attended the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. I was thrilled – every literary agency imaginable was listed […]
Her: Where’s the waiter? I’m desperate for a refill. Before Izzy’s relatives glug all the champagne. There are […]
I’ve always yearned to be funny, smart-clever funny, like ‘Chandler’ from Friends or ‘Wolowitz?’ from Big Bang Theory. Like […]