Recent writing
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Eight Minutes.
ReadI’ve been giving a lot of thought to the art of writing letters today. Growing up, letters were a gift passed on in a day, that would live into the…
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Nature is like that.
ReadThe passing of Leonard Cohen struck me as unsurprising. Yes, he was 82. But in the year that 2016 is turning out to be, it is a wonder that anyone…
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Magic and Other Mumbles
ReadMy friend over the wires makes magical things in kaleidoscopic ways. This is one of them. You should listen to it. Go on, pop your headphones on, click, read, scroll…
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The Chefs Table
ReadSuspend your disbelief for a second, and imagine you’ve been invited out on a blind date. It seems promising, and you’re pretty sure you’ll – at the least – enjoy…
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New Glasses
ReadI signed up for new glasses a few weeks back. Here’s the thing: I’ve been wearing the same pair I got in 2002. The one lens is popping out, they’re…
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You have led me home and you’re not even here.
ReadDear Dadadadad. The gulf of time between us is now pre-teen. An expanse of ocean, wisdom and moments all wrapped up in the grandchild you only held once sits before…
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Born In A Storm… Eleven Years On.
ReadWhen I think about the way you entered this world, I marvel, every time. The panic that set in when you made no noise as you arrived into this life……
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Hey Mom, I’m Getting Married | Six Years
ReadIt’s six years since we had to say goodbye. You’ve missed all of the parts I wish you could’ve seen. All those things you wished for me are coming true,…
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Wedding Dreams
ReadNo, not like that. I’ve never been the girl who obsessively daydreamed about the perfect white dress, or the exact flowers she wants to see as she prances down the…
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You Have A Nice Face
ReadAs a teenager, I used to catch the bus home from university every day. If I was lucky, I could catch an early bus, then a second one and be…