“Though we are terrorized by death, it’s not different from birth, it just happens” ~ Bangambiki Habyarimana So, my dad died. And it’s not been so very bad actually. It came as a bit of a shock. I found out he was dying about 32 hours before it happened. He’d known about it for a … Continue reading
“Being with an insanely jealous person is like being in the room with a dead mammoth.” ~ Mike Nichols A couple of weeks ago I introduced you to The Imposter from My Life As Imposter. She talked about her life as a British Asian, and how she struggles with the Muslim Guilt Monster over matters of love … Continue reading
“Being in love was like China: you knew it was there, and no doubt it was very interesting, and some people went there, but I never would. I’d spend all my life without ever going to China, but it wouldn’t matter, because there was all the rest of the world to visit.” ~ Philip Pullman … Continue reading
I thought I’d have a go at the Weekly Writing Challenge again this week, and tell you about the most meaningful object I own. I actually own a lot of meaningful objects. Pretty much all the stuff in my house is meaningful, bar the electrical items and similar necessities, because it was either given to me … Continue reading
“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I’ve ever known.” ~Chuck Palahniuk As we need others to offer a stable reflection to keep us sane, we also need other people to help us to form our identities. A large part of our self-image is derived from the view of ourselves … Continue reading
(Getty Images/Chris Polk/Film Magic) I’m afraid I’ve been very remiss in my writing this week. Well, no, actually I’ve written loads. I just haven’t posted any of it because I was unhappy with it all. I’ve been too distracted to write well, so I’ve mostly been watching Gilmore Girls through for the umpteenth time and … Continue reading
“It doesn’t seem like a smart thing for me to do, and I’m pretty adamant about that, I don’t have anything in me that says rush out and have kids. It’s the ultimate responsibility.” ~ George Clooney While being interrogated, and I mean interrogated, by a relatively new colleague as to why I don’t intend … Continue reading
“People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people’s families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own.” ~ Doug Coupland I find myself becoming increasingly irritated by the cult of the family. I don’t mean the Charles Manson variety. I mean the nuclear family, the extended family or whatever it is … Continue reading
