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Guest post: Mark, an man with Asperger’s Syndrome, tells his story

September 23, 2013 By Ellen

Ooh what a life I am a disabled adult, asperger syndrome and ME. Think how very difficult this is. I am married – 13 years this year to a wonderful, wonderful wife Tabitha who is not disabled in any way. When people meet Tabitha they are stunned. First that Tabitha is no disabled and second […]

Wishes and Ashes… a guest post from a concerned hill walker

September 21, 2013 By Ellen

Beautiful and wild – Great Gable (pic by Alan Cleaver via Flickr) I spend a lot of time walking the fells in the Lake District enjoying the views, ridges and fell tops and am increasingly aware of the presence of cremation ashes on the summits. This has led me to consider this relatively modern practice […]

A most unusual career: Dead people and throbbing pasions, Violet Fenn’s story

November 17, 2012 By Ellen

Earlier this year I met the very lovely – and utterly compelling – Violet Fenn. It’s fair to say she’s one of my top internet crushes. Ellen very kindly invited me to write a guest post about my strange employment combination. But I have no idea where to start. Some days it does […]