At the tail-end of 2019 I attended a wedding in the south of England, the wedding of my partner’s brother. It’s a big, close family and there was a lot of excitement about the upcoming festivities – especially the food. I will never forget the sheer glee on my partner’s face as he relayed the … More Mash at a Wedding, Whiskey at a Funeral
Inspiration comes from the oddest places. Last night, at around 2AM, I decided to make jam. Stone fruits have been our taste du jour lately, so at around five past two a whole punnet of apricots found themselves in the saucepan. Next, a few tablespoons of granulated sugar, some lemon juice, and a cornstarch slurry. … More Apricot Jam in a Coffee Tin
Hi all! So this post is simply the entire first chapter (as it currently stands) of the sci-fi novel I’ve been writing – it’s been pretty slow going but it’s still a project I’m really excited about. I’m posting this here to perhaps get some feedback about the formatting/style and just get it out there. … More The first chapter of “You are an android”
My first taste of grief came when my grandfather Danny died. I was eleven years old and while I was no stranger to the concept of death it was when that moment came that I realised that it applied to the people around me. Before that, death was an intangible concept. It was something that … More Grief, Academia, and the Doctor I’ll Never Be
When my grandmother died it wasn’t entirely unexpected. She was ill, in and out of hospital, and never really ‘herself’. She’d suffered from strokes and some sort of dementia was so very obviously gripping her mind – she’d shout things that would usually be hushed, and say rude things about people who were currently in … More Grief, bad timing, and déjà vu
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