Windflowers
Tuesday, 2 April 2019
“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” – Aristotle
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An arrow to the heart when criticism descends The fresh saplings wither in proportion to the whip of words It's a fine a...
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Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Kneading love into broken bodies and minds
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In a cubicle in a darkened ward, I heard a murmur behind drawn curtains around my neighbour’s bed. It was two nurses changing the soiled be...
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Tuesday, 12 March 2019
“laminated book of dreams”
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Back in the haematology department. Sitting in a packed hospital waiting room. It’s like sitting in Argos having paid for your pu...
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Tuesday, 5 March 2019
At our age, there needs to be a good reason to run – like the house is on fire or someone is firing a gun
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My two grandsons, 3 and 5 years old, were coming to stay. It would only be for two days but we had steadied ourselves, my mum and I. Lo...
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Tuesday, 19 February 2019
It’s odd posting one’s shit to someone
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On your 60 th birthday, an unusual present arrives in Northern Ireland. It is a poo kit. A bulky envelope with little windows and flap...
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