Autobiography
Just following orders... (3)
Third part of my true story of a bad time in my life. My neighbour, Carl, has been found dead. The landlord has been arrested. We've just been informed we could lose our homes.
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Just following orders... (2)
Continuing my true horror story of a bad episode in my life...
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Just following orders... (1)
A true modern horror story. All identities and some small details have been changed.
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Phoning it in...
8 years ago, following a breakdown, I had to claim sickness benefit for almost two years before I was fit for work again. It was a horrible time. The system itself is sick. I failed two work-capability assessments and had to go through appeals and tribunals - in spite of the support of my GP, my therapist and a mental health key worker I was seeing. Here's one of many bad memories of that time. Sadly, still relevant it seems...
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Mobility
"He's going to be Grand-dead number one if he's not careful!" my driving instructor said. We laughed a lot together, we shared exactly the same...
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How writing (and a cat called Daisy) may have saved my life...
A true story of the power of words to transform lives...
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9 to 5
The working life of a high-functioning, late-diagnosed autistic...
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WORDS WORDS WORDS
In the beginning there was logos Said Heraclitus! In the beginning there was word Said the Bible! Sticks and stones Or words said The sadistic...
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Jim
Poem about a young lad I once worked with at a special needs day centre...
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A Martian in the Closet
The response to my earlier post - 'Gift: A Son's Story' - about growing up with undiagnosed autism has prompted me to post this. I started to write a...
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