Don't Stress!

It's easier said than done, It's the way my brain is wired. A little thing can set it off, Like being a bit too tired.

The Mulrooney's - Part Four

“Do you hear that?” said Jay. “Hear what?” said Sarah. “Squeaky shoes.”

Panorama: Elderly Care-Condition Critical?

It’s a stupid question because everyone knows we’ve an aging population and with it comes the blight of dementia. My mum ended up in a Boquanran House and having been behind the scenes in many institutions I know exactly how they work. The product is people. ‘Homes’ are run for maximum profit and that means meeting the barest legal requirements. Panorama had a couple of tricks. One of them was to look at mortality rates. Simple but effective...

Poem

Dad; your still very special to me; In the wind and the sun and the rain as the years fold away into one you continue to be my someone. I was eight when I stole that jelly-baby
Cherry

Gadzooks!

A very rude poem with a sad undercurrent.

A Bunch of Squatters

A Bunch of Squatters

Insight

He had been sobbing for 5 minutes in front of the counsellor, crying uncontrollably, the counsellor felt helpless, and rightly so. The boy looked up at him and said two words: “I’m broken”.

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