Monthly Archives: October 2005

On the night my father died, I’d been out playing skittles with some people from work. On the way home, I decided for some reason, to drive past my parent’s house. I sometimes did this, in case there was any … Continue reading →

Was thinking about grotty patches today. You know them? Times when nothing goes right, all plans go awry, minor irritations rack up and even the weather seems to conspire against you. The worst time is when you foolishly make plans: … Continue reading →

I was thinking about joy – what it is, and where it might be found, and I came to think that joy is something that lies within us, regardless of our circumstances or troubles. Sometimes it may be pushed down … Continue reading →

I work with children, and the climate today is so PC you can’t move. You must paraphrase everything you say, define each comment, backtrack like a cat caught with a sparrow in its mouth, even if you haven’t eaten bird … Continue reading →

Happiness is not what you put into it Or take out. It just is. It comes and perches in you somewhere like your soul – a bird with light, delicate feet making marks like snowflakes – beautiful, cold, that melt into the … Continue reading →