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Why’s it all going wrong at once?

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The Panther and I have decided that we must never go to bed again on the night of an important vote. The night before last it went like this: “Let’s hope it’s not like the EU referendum night and we wake up to something horrible.” “Fingers crossed.” So, clearly, in order to avoid it happening […]

How much is more than I can chew?

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It started last week – my MLitt in creative writing at the University of Glasgow. And in the manner that very much I imagine it will continue. There I was convinced I didn’t need to be there until noon when I thought I’d better check. 10am. That’s when I need to be there – in […]

Out of my mind – what I think

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In the same way that this photo was supposed to be a brilliant silhouette of my family against the water, this post is supposed to be a sharp and funny view of the world. Here are a few of the musings I just knew you couldn’t live without. Get a grip everyone. Earlier this week […]

Things you shouldn’t say to a menopausal woman

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Are you menopausal? No, it’s you. – In answer to: “Is it hot in here?” Shall I close the window? It doesn’t matter if it’s draughty, she opened it for a reason. Is it raining? Your hair is wet. You know perfectly well it hasn’t rained in weeks, this is sweat. My granny had the same […]

A festival of things to worry about…

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It’s funny how sometimes there’s a blog-shaped gap and, try as I might, nothing to fill it at all. Or the only stuff going on in my life is too boring to even think about, let alone adorn the blog. However, at the moment, my head is as jammed as my calendar. Don’t get too […]