Denise Levertov’s ‘The Secret’ (LentBlog22)

This is a Saturday in Lent, so I am reposting a favourite older post from my archives. See you on … More

A sense of wonder, by Arthur Frank

The only real difference between people is not health or illness but the way each holds onto a sense of … More

The thing about having cancer was that it was pretty obvious what was going on. I had been feeling fairly … More

The Soho Hospital for Woman (IV) I am out in the supermarket choosing – this very afternoon, this day … More

I had bumped into a friend at the cash machine. We greeted each other, as we always do, with a … More

Don’t Think About A White Horse Coming closer, he turns out to be you – or nearly. Once you … More

because of the words and because of the books because of the woman in the anorak at the swimming baths … More

Nine years ago today I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells. Even though I have … More

The Secret Two girls discover the secret of life in a sudden line of poetry. I who don’t know the … More