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Gayle Letherby

I love to write. I am a sociologist who publishes mostly in the areas of methodology (including creative ways to present data), reproduction and non/parental identity, meanings and experiences of love, loss and the aftermath of death, solitude and/or loneliness, gender and identity, working and learning in higher education and travel and transport. I  have been writing fiction and memoir for about 14 years and draw on my own experience - both personal and academic - in my work. Other inspriations come from the books I enjoy and the news items that make me cross. 

Gayle Letherby

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Tea

You loved tea and drank it continuously. Not just any tea though, it had to be Darjeeling with full fat milk. ‘Weak as p**s’, some would mock. You’d...
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Loading the weapons in the car

‘All that’s left to do is load the weapons in the car.’ ‘No going back now.’ ‘Indeed.’ ‘I’m nervous.’ ‘Me too. But we’ll be fine. We’ve planned it...
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A Gift

What would you do if gifted an hour? Watch two episodes of your favourite soap or the first part of that Netflix series that everyone is talking...
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Dreaming of John

A few days ago I dreamt of John, my partner and husband of 18 years, who died 14 years ago next month. John himself didn’t appear until near the end...
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Gaps on the mantlepiece

Written in Baby Loss Awareness Week (9 th -15 th October, 2023) I have written much before – both research focused pieces and memoir - about baby...
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9 of my comments have received 9 Great Feedback votes

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Wonderful

Posted on Thu, 11 May 2023

Wonderful, I love these naughty angels. 

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Posted in Thinking Bad of Angels

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I love this

Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2023

I love this Jane, and the photo. 

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Posted in These are the Legs I Ordered.

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Lovely Ewan, really lovely ❤

Posted on Wed, 21 Dec 2022

 

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Posted in Hereafter

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Lovely, I enjoyed reading this.

Posted on Tue, 20 Dec 2022

 

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Posted in Familial Bliss

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So beautiful

Posted on Mon, 21 Nov 2022

So beautiful and so moving Ewan. Gayle 

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Posted in The Woman on the Other Side of the Screen

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Thanks and 12 things ...

Posted on Sun, 11 Nov 2018

Thanks so much for comments and cherries xxx I'm still working on the 12 things. I want to learn a couple of things, go to a couple of places new to me. I'll keep you informed, as I'm hoping to write up my experience of each one. . . .

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Posted in Remembering isn't enough ...

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I love this

Posted on Tue, 26 Jun 2018

I love this Di. Glad you took that break! Gayle 

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Posted in a break from hoovering

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Brilliant Ewan. Reminds me of

Posted on Mon, 15 Jan 2018

Brilliant Ewan. Reminds me of Dick Gaughan's 'The Diggers'. Gayle

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Posted in Gods And Men