Mundane Things That Immediately Make Me Think of a Specific Dead Person

washing my hair over the edge of the bath / orange squash and/or lemonade / unscrewing, emptying, refilling a hot … More

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I disagree when you describe my associates as “unsavoury characters” because surely if something is un-savoury then it, by definition, … More

The idiosyncrasies of mine that were once adorable are now utterly deplorable.

And on the bench outside the pub, you can’t sit down. The bench is full of family. It says SON … More

People around here disappear all the time. In the pub the other day we were discussing some of the regular … More

Last week’s contribution to Hijacked Amygdala can be read here. You asked me once why we “would never work out.” … More

Choose life. Choose living below the poverty line straight from birth. Choose tolerating the parents who spawned you against your … More

TW: death, mortality, suicide, grief. I wrote this today while I was waiting for the pharmacist to sort out my … More

You’ve asked me that before. Several times actually. The first time was about five years ago. I wasn’t supposed to … More

Things that I keep saying to my friends, family, acquaintances, anyone who will listen, multiple times, daily: I’m sick, so … More