A few weeks before Christmas, the husband of an old friend, is rushed to hospital by ambulance. He has been experiencing chronic pain in his abdomen and pelvis,…
This is the second part of a story, about a Canadian couple called Glenn and Cheryl. The initial part of their story is contained in this blog post and…
Summer is fading fast. Some of the trees are starting to turn a glorious golden orange, and the available evening light is diminishing with every passing day. Schools…
When my phone pings, letting me know I’ve received a message, I see it’s from a friend who I’ve known since we were teenagers: Would I like to attend…
I am standing in a field in rural Somerset in South West England. Overhead, the skies are foreboding, leaden and grey. A colourful sea of tents and caravans…
I’m staying with friends in their elegant Edwardian vicarage home. They live in an up and coming neighbourhood in south London. Once upon a time, in the dim…
It was on this date, 18 years ago, when this story started. What’s recorded here is a synopsis. I’ve written the full version as a chapter in my…
It’s a beautiful Spring morning and I’m sitting in a spacious living room in a hotel that was once a stately home. The vaulted ceiling is high and…
It’s a dark, cold Saturday evening and I’m reluctantly heading into the city centre, wrapped up in my thick winter coat, hat, scarf, gloves and boots, over all…
It’s been a drab, grey, rainy January day, and I notice the temperature has dropped, as I get out of the car outside my friends’ house and walk…