Love for Now did not begin with an idea but an illness. As I have written elsewhere, there wasn’t a plan. I … More
Category: Family
Lifesaving Poems: Norman MacCaig’s ‘Aunt Julia’
Norman MacCaig’s ‘Aunt Julia’ was the first poem I remember reading which made me think ‘I need to do this’. … More
The Next Big Thing: some questions about Love for Now
The Next Big Thing I have been been tagged by poet and blogger Abegail Morley to answer set questions relating to my memoir … More
Together we can beat war as a metaphor for cancer
If there is one difference I hope to make with Love for Now book it is to challenge the overwhelming … More
When Your Friend is Diagnosed with Cancer
If you have a friend who is diagnosed with cancer, the best thing to do in terms of what to … More
A Twitter addict, I had to detox from modern technology by Jenni Russell
I went to see a play recently, set in the early 20th century, where a man sat in his office … More
Can our family escape the tyranny of the screen? by Stephen Carrick-Davies in the Guardian
Can our family escape the tyranny of the screen? Stephen Carrick-Davies’s son suggested a non-screen day every week. The family … More
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