This England: Black and white inking
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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It was only when my husband was stranded on the motorway that I felt truly married
Forget the ring or the piece of paper, elation at the sound of your partner’s key in the door officialises…
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On a train that is delayed due to a suicide on the tracks, I contemplate time
What else could I have done in that time? I could have flown to New York.
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My elderly mother, in hospital with a broken pelvis, is scandalising the staff
“What are you going to ask me about now?” said my mother to the nurse assessing her. “My sex life?”
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I’m a writer who thrives on stories – so why can’t I read novels any more?
I fear my reluctance to read fiction reveals how focused on myself I have become, amid the inwardness of depression.
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Sleep has always proved elusive, but at least I have nothing to get up for
Some people use the time afforded by insomnia to worry about things, but I prefer a good book and a…
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I just might have been a top tennis player but my teenage body had other ideas
When after two years of lessons I still lost to my brother I gave up – not recognising the impact…
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