This piece has a backstory, and is written without context. A letter to an old employer, after which I shortly quit.
Warning: this post contains content which some readers may find upsetting. It’s World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th. And its a bit depressing when you think about it. We hear the statistics but they feel alien. We see the helpline numbers, but they are foreign. Not until you become a statistic, or in need…
When you get married, you expect ups and downs. Two individuals who set out to have a family and a loving home. This is a story of such a home. Five years on, and two children later, little spats were regular occurrences. To our family and friends, we were happily married with a bit of…
Trigger warning – This piece reflects experiences of domestic abuse I would like to thank my former colleagues; without their support and understanding , I would not have taken the step that I should have a long time ago. The taste of being influential and having a voice made me want more. It has made…
My Baby – written on 29.11.2018, edited 10.06.2019 He is screaming, he is shouting He goes quiet and begins scouting Looking for something, anything I turn away, my brain tingling I sit down to catch my breath Thinking about the sudden death Of this relationship of mine And my boy, the blurring of the line…
I have been fasting for over 15 years. Only in the last 5 have I really struggled. I keep thinking that it’s because I’m too weak in my faith and willpower. But this year, the penny dropped. There are exceptions to fasting. You don’t fast if you are unwell, dependent on certain medications, if you…