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  I’m standing at the counter in one of a million souvenir shops. Shot glasses, cork bracelets, ‘I heart Lisbon t-shirts’, all flank me as I stare, open-mouthed, like a guppy staring into the jaws of a great white. A perfectly nice, polite woman is stood opposite. She’s smiling, dressed neatly and isn’t holding any …

Friends, Forgetfulness and a Gavin and Stacey Christmas

‘What shall we do this Christmas when you’re home?’ Mum asks, ‘What do you want to do?’ ‘I want a Gavin and Stacey Christmas.’ I reply. That was last year. This year my phone buzzes. ‘I’ve just spent half an hour thinking about how we can do a Gavin and Stacey Christmas’. She’s still trying, …

Highlighting the Important Bits.

People have told me that they enjoy my blog because it's relatable. They can identify with it. This may be about to change. I was recently mocked for being passive-aggressive in my pieces. Now, before everyone waves their hands around in a big hoo-ha and gets het up, I am not being passive-aggressive about this. …

Coffee Revels and Missing-ness

Everyone has complained at some point that they’re lonely. Whether it’s a quiet house, a break-up or a bereavement, we’ve all felt isolated at some point. The thing is, this isn’t really loneliness, is it. Loneliness is a generalisation of the problem. As you send the message to your friend complaining that you are lonely, …