It wasn’t all rain. There were rainbows among which Shawna has blogged about fountain pens again. Honestly, she could do … More
Tag: Chemotherapy
Open letter to Arthur Frank (on reading At the Will of the Body)
Dear Arthur Frank I’m writing to say thank you for your extraordinary book At the Will of the Body. It is … More
Courage
Courage It is in the small things we see it. The child’s first step, as awesome as an earthquake. … More
On Being Chipper
There were just a few of us in the room, gathered round a table. I had been invited to … More
Cured
A Tuesday, appropriately. (Tuesday being the day I was formally diagnosed.) Poetic, it strikes me now. But at the time, … More
#NaBloPoMo 18 – Afterwards
After they left, the house went very quiet. No one really knew about the quietness but me. I played a … More
From the archives: Walking into the light
We walked into the brunt light, towards the hospital. The air was dry, February-cold. Traffic was going about its business. … More
OK to talk about cancer
‘I heard the most amazing thing today. It was a bloke off the radio, don’t remember his name, does that … More
On not having cancer
On certain afternoons I am certain it has come back. A twinge in my right side, where the pain … More