Autobiography
Never Let the Saucepan Boil Dry Chapter 3: In a Lonely Place
The threat of fire in primary school terrified me. The rising scream of the siren for surprise fire drills turned my legs to jelly as I stood up from...
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Never Let the Saucepan Boil Dry Chapter 2: Chocolate and Things Pertaining to Puddings
An improbable fragment of my first life was transferred over to the second in the form of a sandpit. The first manse we stayed in in Aberdeen, 54...
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Never Let the Saucepan Boil Dry Chapter 1: Where the Heffalump Roam
Darkness gave way to light. My oldest memory is of the darkness in the Raigmore car park, lampposts shedding pools of light as I held Dad’s hand. The...
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Words
Teach me how to grow organic inside as metabolism is eager to hurry-scurry... spine stands tall, blood life coursing each pulse nurtures this wanting...
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'Evening in Paris' (Poetry Monthly)
Camden Lock - doing the junk-shop rounds...
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The 'It' Girl
'Make it snappy!' she'd holler, standing on the porch, curlers in her hair...
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A Dream in Puberty
A Vision Beyond Puberty Nearly fifty years on from the weirdest dream I’ve ever had, I’ve decided its time to finally tell the world. Like any...
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Proud Moments
Dear Diary...After much coming and going to the beach, It was now moving towards afternoon, we just wanted to get back to the chalet to prepare for...
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