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To sit in solemn silence in a dull dark dock, In a pestilential prison with a life long lock, Awaiting the sensation of a short sharp shock, From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big, black block. What fun it was to recite these lines as a child, one of several meant to helpContinue reading “It matters a great deal”

My mother was a gifted storyteller. For years, my sister and I were told stories at bedtime. One of them was about a king and his three daughters. The king loved his children and decided to pick one of them as the heir. He went to each of their palaces for dinner. At the endContinue reading “Find your salt”

My mother is dead. A simple sentence, grammar tells us. A simple sentence that carries the weight of the world. A simple sentence that speaks volumes and yet holds a whole universe of things unsaid. My mother is dead. She fell prey to the virus of our times, she’s now a statistic, a single countContinue reading “I live in hope”

Gia came home from school one day in the second grade, thrilled to bits and jumping for joy. They had a tug of war contest that day, boys versus girls, and, needless to say, the girls won! “We were all pulling with all our might. I had my eyes closed and was pulling as hardContinue reading “It’s easier to hope with your eyes closed”

All of 11, our bright, witty child has filled our days with laughter and embarassment in equal measure. Just last week, whilst learning about Newton’s laws of physics, she mused that Newton was the first person to use an apple device! Her mind is constantly buzzing and she feels the need to share those thoughtsContinue reading “I did not share, you did!”

They say the first step towards solving a problem is acknowledging that it exists. It is with a heavy heart that I must admit that my darling dog Mowgli, the sweetest angel in canine form, is deeply prejudiced against certain fellow canines. Mowgli has a rabid and (to my mind) irrational prejudice against boxers, bulldogs,Continue reading “My Dog is a Racist”

Why does every man, woman, and child feel the need to broadcast their often worthless opinions to the world at large? Why indeed? The world at large certainly doesn’t care. It has hobbled along thus far, and will somehow muddle through without the benefit of my profound wisdom. So why write a blog? I thinkContinue reading “Cogito, ergo BLOG!”

“Brown people have no right to move to white countries, they can visit, but then leave”. Never thought I’d hear these words in 2020, particularly from a Jewish woman, herself an immigrant from England. There were so many things to unpack in that sentence, but my blood was up and I waved my brown armsContinue reading “Spoil the culture”