Bye bye black sheep
I recognise that most families are complex, strange entities that ride a roller coaster of life’s experiences. Most have a thin veneer of normality and cohesion. I also recognise that […]
Author Archives: Ian
The Dawning – Out of the shadows
It was 1975, on a cold, late-summer evening, down a damp, dimly lit back street, in a cold and dingy gay club, when it dawned on me that I had […]
Amber
The traffic light turned red. The radio played Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars as a young guy pulled alongside and checked himself out in his rearview mirror. He wore a […]
Leave the cake tin alone you fool…
Leave the cake tin alone you fool,Leave the last chocolate muffin for your Gran,You’ve had two buns and a biscuit,Some trifle and yoghurt, with bran.I’ll diet from tomorrow, I’ll psyche […]
1966
Once in a while, my thoughts drift back to what feels like simpler times. They probably were not any simpler but the experience and innocence of growing up and being […]
Vestis virum facit
Andy’s old navy blue checked suit had hung in his wardrobe in a black plastic suit carrier for the best part of fourteen years. “Isn’t it about time you got […]
Lot 236
The venue was the conference room at the Palace Hotel. Regimented rows of chairs formed blocks of seating on either side of the room. A wide aisle led to a […]
Iris’ eyes
Siblings Pauline, Patricia, Pam, Peter and Lance sat in silence around the kitchen table. Peter pulled at his expandable gold-coloured watch strap, twanging it gently on his wrist. Lance kept […]
Best
When I was young I had two older aunts, my Dad’s sisters, Ethel and Violet. They were about 25 years older than Dad. They were born at the end of […]
Sweet Dreams
Abraham was very excited at the prospect of his first trip on a boat. “Momma, will I be able to see fishes in the water?” “Maybe,” replied his Momma, “you […]
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