Forget the happy ever after you see in the movies. A soft-focus shot of a couple snogging in the sunset and the suggestion that they’ve made it to a finish line. Well, that’s a total myth! Firstly, the idea that once you’re ‘in love’ everything will be fine until death do you part is a […]
Masks
On the most ordinary of outings Between the seasonal specials and the dog food That’s where it happens Crossing off baked beans and then You look up and There is a baby who doesn’t smile back Why would he? The woman with the liver-spotted knuckles and the sardines in her trolley List, tightly clutched Her […]
How to lead a healthier and happier lifestyle
The path to happiness means different things to different people. But to many it’s all about living a more wholesome existence. This doesn’t just apply to the food you eat, but how much you exercise, who you spend time with and how you look after yourself. If you take care of your body, then often […]
Cloak of invisibility and other people problems
A woman, on her own, is walking home. A perfectly reasonable thing to do, necessary even. How else is she going to get there? She’s wearing flat shoes, a coat. Sensible and brisk. She’s looking eyes front, all purpose, yet her ears are tingling with the effort of straining for the rustling in the undergrowth and […]
Dear Gaslighter
At first, I wasn’t going to write this letter, or any letter. Mostly, because you don’t deserve any more of my energy but partly because I have some notion about there being dignity in silence. But in my festering silence, I’ve been doing some thinking… As with most of life’s experiences, especially the painful, shameful […]