A couple of weeks ago, on 22 November 2017, my mother died. Her death is something I have been expecting for a year more, and
Keep readingMy mother was not a pleasant woman. She was violent and cruel, controlling and uncaring. She probably had Borderline Personality Disorder. She was married (and
Keep readingThis is the 13th essay in the #26essays2017 challenge that I’ve set for myself this year. I’m doing this because I’m the first to admit I’ve
Keep readingMy daughter recently informed me that she is moving out next year. Apparently, she and her boyfriend (they have been together since high school) are
Keep readingMy sister shared some sad news with me a couple of weeks ago. Her ex-partner and also the father of her daughter—my niece—has just been
Keep readingThis post was inspired by me saying ‘I wish…’ many times about certain things over the last week. I expanded the reach of my wish list somewhat
Keep readingI wrote the first part of this post back in March 2014. Thought it was about time I finished it off! My career has been
Keep readingI used to love Christmas as a child. I loved the excitement of it all, the anticipation, the fulfillment of wishes. It was the one
Keep readingI wonder how many readers are experiencing, or have experienced, what I’ve been dealing with over the last year or so? Let me set the
Keep readingThe last gig I went to was Foo Fighters in 2011. I vowed it would be the last big concert I would ever go to.
Keep readingThis is part of an occasional series where I recall my childhood and teen years spent in Mt Gambier. Part 1 is here. This is all
Keep readingLast week, I took a day trip up into the Adelaide Hills for work. I was there observing a training session being run by one
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