I see you Lollipop Man, through my window. I see your wisened, withered frame, always wearing the same clothes. A uniform you wear with pride. I see you stride with confidence into the middle of the road, to halt traffic, to ensure safe passage. I see you look at me, time and again. Smile. Nod….
THE IMPAILING
No-one she invited came to her 14th birthday. She was allowed 25 people. Her father had originally said no to any party, but her mother, knowing how important this was, had implored him to see sense. He nodded. In a flash, she was in her bedroom, on her bed, designing invitations. She didn’t really have…
AN ORDINARY LIFE: DOCUMENTED
The other day I was driving in the car and on Radio National an interview came on that really peaked my interest: Elizabeth Gilbert was being interviewed live at the Perth Writers Festival (you can listen to the podcast here). In the interview, where she was discussing her book, The Signature of All Things, she…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME
Hello! Yep, today is my birthday. 47 years. Bloody hell, only three years until the big one. Where does the time go people? I’ve had a good start to the day – tea in bed, a couple of lovely gifts, a breakfast with a friend, bought some craft stuff, my cleaner came to clean the…
A LOVE STORY
Good morning my friend, How are you today? How was your weekend? Did you celebrate valentines day? Mr C and I don’t really celebrate valentines day per se. Largely because our anniversary is 2 days later. Today in fact. 19 years today. It seems like such a life time of memories to celebrate. We are…
DEAR FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND OF THE DEPRESSED PERSON
Dear family member or friend of the depressed person, I am writing to you today because I want to thank you, acknowledge you and embrace you. It is hard to be there for us depressives who constantly see no joy in the world; who do not see the value in ourselves – the value that…
DEAR DIARY {WEIGHTLOSS CHRONICLES #3}
Dear Diary It is nearly mid way through February and I had almost forgotten about my word for 2015 being Health. Well, actually, perhaps it wasn’t so much forgotten as ignored. On January 1st I weighed a staggering 107 kilograms. I wept. So my word for the year became HEALTH. That encompassed mental health, but…
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT ALCOHOLISM
I was talking to a friend the other day about my childhood. In my early teenage years, my dad’s drinking had become untenable for us as a family. My dad was probably in the lowest place he could possibly be emotionally, ravaged by the grip of alcohol and a life in which he felt trapped….
FIVE YEARS OF SOBRIETY
Hello! Today I celebrate five years of sobriety. Yep, this day, in 2010, was the first full day I had without any alcohol and I haven’t had a drink since. Since it is a pretty big milestone, I thought I would share what they call in AA my drinking story. By recognising and looking back…
ON MY PROCESS OF WRITING
The room smelled stale. The sheets were not clean. The pink floral wall paper and king size bed did nothing to soothe him. His muscles twitched with agitation. He looked down at her, he smiled. Her big blue eyes stared up at him and she smiled too. He loved them like this. Willing to hand…