This is the summer, the air is warm and the tempers are fiery, and this summer I am going to be a paragon of restraint. I will not overstep my mark, I will not ask for anything that is not offered. I will, if the inevitable happens, record, here, my gradual descent into solitude, for the eventual result of not taking action is, indeed, solitude.
Incredible
I heard her on woman's hour talking about the play, and I thought it must have taken...
The Self
If I were to write a self help book, instead of having cliff-hamgers at the end of each...
Shuffle
So, today was not so great. Quite rubish overall, but there are some bits which were...
Perfect
I would much rather be wandering down the nude beach looking at the naked bodies but...
Father
I think the thing about the patriarchy is the grooming. So you have a group...
Punishment
So the story showed a world where many of the good things had not happened due to this...
Alone with family
Change, it's not in the air, it is not about at all. It feels like I am simply...
My lot.
Now I have added to my collections by collecting a little over a dozen photos of painted...
Thin
This is a very thin life, svelte, perhaps would be a better word as svelte implies...
TheList
It was a well written story, starting from an interesting idea: what would you do if...
On Timing
Today my words seemed to have effect because they were said when they were said. ...
Conveniences
It is so easy to fall into the hole, gravity you evil villian. I was watching a...
Allotted
So, I was listening to a conversation on the radio about the things we can do for the...
Without note
Puddles, and puddling along, another day has gone by without anything of note to be...
Soft toys
The soft toys were stolen, this is a fact. I looked at it several times and I am...
Goodbyes
Saying goodbye can be such a simple thing, but it can be a delicious thing too. ...
Another nothing
Slip, slop, and what can we do. Maybe I am not going to be an athlete of any...
Fanciable
When I think about my younger days I cannot say I did anything particularly...
Less
Perhaps as I got older I began to expect less, less on all levels. Less fun, less...