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Kevin Marman
Retired care worker, writer, memester, autist, dissenter.
I like people who not only think outside the box, but reshape the box into something else!
I've been writing since I was 10. It's my sanctuary - though the structure often needs maintenance. In 2015, at the grand age of 56, I was finally diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Condition (Asperger's). I live alone with my cat, Daisy, my bicycle and lots of books.
My stories
The Rest of My Life: The End of Work
I could have used a lie-in this morning because I slept badly. I was probably feeling a bit wired out on the new 'I no longer have to go to work'...
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The Rest of My Life: Retirement Day!
When my alarm went off at 5:05 am this morning, I switched it off. For the last time! Today was my last day at work. Retirement Day! I went through...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Photographs
I'm going through a final reading of 'Gift' - my memoir about caring for my mother in her final months. I thought I'd post this short section. It's...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Christmas (ii)
In spite of her cold, mum had rallied over Christmas and had been much more her old self. The warnings were never far away, though... The rest of...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Christmas (i)
Another excerpt from my book about my time as mum's full-time carer during her last months of life. She confounded medical expectations by not only...
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Fabulous. Stark images, and
Posted on Fri, 27 Sep 2024
Fabulous. Stark images, and some perfectly-chosen words to create them. I especially love that final stanza - dream-like and otherworldly.
Read full commentPosted in Mudlarks
Me, too! 'Crackling Cauldron'
Posted on Tue, 24 Sep 2024
Me, too! 'Crackling Cauldron', 'Halley's Comet', 'Silver Fountain', 'Jack in the Box', 'Chrysanthemum Fountain', 'Spitfire', etc. If you do a search on '1960's fireworks', check out the images. You could still get 'Jumping Jacks' then, too....
Read full commentPosted in Tom All Alone (2)
Yes, I've experienced some of
Posted on Mon, 23 Sep 2024
Yes, I've experienced some of that. When I was first referred to a psychiatrist to discuss the issue, he said to me 'You can't be autistic because you aren't flapping your hands and rocking in your chair.' So again, it was using his '...
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I only found out yesterday
Posted on Mon, 23 Sep 2024
I only found out yesterday that Steve Silberman had died. I was shocked as he was so young - and not much older than myself. 'Neurotribes' was the first book about autism I read after my diagnosis. Great book. I especially loved the first...
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Climate Change
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
Thanks, Di. I was going to put that in, but wanted to focus on the tech itself and was worried about length (close to word count). You are absolutely right, though. The data centres that power the internet are huge already and are growing with...
Read full commentPosted in Where Are We Now? Ted Kaczynski and Technological Society
It is a rant really, though.
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
It is a rant really, though. It just defeats me. I keep telling myself to drop it, focus on something else, feel happy again. But it's just always there, like this huge monster lurking in the shadows. And I also keep thinking 'What happens if...
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It was written with tongue
Posted on Fri, 20 Sep 2024
It was written with tongue planted firmly in cheek! Having said that, it was an attempt to challenge some misconceptions and stereotypes... and poke a bit of fun at attitudes.
Yes, it means different things to different people - sadly, so...
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Okay... here's the SoundCloud
Posted on Fri, 20 Sep 2024
Okay... here's the SoundCloud file. Best I can do, I'm afraid. It lacks the dynamic of a stage performance.
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Yes, absolutely. That stigma
Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2024
Yes, absolutely. That stigma is, thankfully, being broken down. But it's still there.
Read full commentPosted in Mr Pettigrew
Thank you, Jenny. I'm
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
Thank you, Jenny. I'm grateful for this comment - and I agree so much with what you say. I was a child of the '60s. They were tough times. But I still can't help but look back on my life and think I've been lucky, and lived it without this '...
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