Feeling old is just in the mind, they say. It’s only a number, they say. Hormones, who needs ‘em? But. There’s always a but. You wouldn’t want to leap in unselfconsciously with your loose flapping skin and grey hair flying, would you? That would look ridiculous. Shameful. They don’t want wizening women sticking their beaky […]
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102 words – Baby Jesus
Every year – earlier every year – I take the baby Jesus from his Tesco bag and put him with his mortal parents in his wooden painted barn, a couple of grinning angels on the roof. The family is framed by improbably attractive livestock, kings and shepherds. It’s part of the tradition, along with the […]
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92 Words – driving home
Inside it’s warm and the kids are singing, noisy and excited by their evening’s fun. School tomorrow and there’s gossip. Outside is all rain and dark and lorries making dirty spray clouds. The lights fracture through the windscreen spreading as I fumble with wiper speed and demist. “Play my song now.” Music is loud and […]
92 words
One of my favourite sounds is the silence that flops onto my table when heads bend over plates and forks get to work. The attention to the cook’s labours, the answer to hunger’s rumble. For a while the belly filling is the only thing until someone remembers that we’re not animals allowed to respond to […]
Unusual ways to get a good night’s sleep
A decent night’s rest is essential if you want to feel energised and alert throughout the day but getting high-quality sleep is easier said than done. If you’ve tried all the usual remedies and are still struggling to sleep, it might be time to think outside the box. For inspiration, take a look at these […]
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Digging a hole. First you stamp the spade (though it might be a shovel, I’ve no idea) through the grass and it crunches deep through roots and past pebbles. There are worms, and halved worms. Running beasties flee and slitherers manouver moist muscle to escape. Stratum of soil from sandy brown-paper-bag through to brash orangey […]