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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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Canterbury Tales

7.30pm: The Thief's Tale They've locked me up. The questioning is over, at least for now. ‘Name?’ the copper said. ‘Kevin Peterson,’ I replied. ‘Age...

Private Parts and Secret Places

My parents, contrary to the norms of the time, were very open about sex, and I didn’t rely on playground tall tales to find out what was what. As I...
Gold cherry

A Perfect Match

Jess wakes early the morning of England's third match. It's hot already and she wants to get to the shops before the other party-makers to ensure the...

Thank You For The Days

Thank You For The Days The birth was hard, mirroring the effort to conceive. Reporters waited outside to take snaps of babies born on the first day...
Cherry

Let's Pretend it's the Ritz

Let's Pretend it's the Ritz It’s after 11 o'clock before we find somewhere to stay. I’m seven and three quarters and most of the time I’m excited...

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