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  • Doctor’s Warning

    I feel I have let myself down. It is a horrible feeling and, although I am sure this isn’t the first or last time, the fact I am consciously admitting to it somehow makes it worse. I suffer from Type 2 diabetes. Managed properly and with the right help, it…

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  • Pond Life

    Sometimes I feel that I want to scream, but the words aren’t there. Instead, they whir around my head in some dizzying display, shooting past my eyes and tongue but never getting out. It frustrates me and angers me. ​A host of emotions build and build with no way out,…

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  • Ticking

    Hosemartins flit, swirl and turn. Mediterranean skies are their backdrop and the rising sun, a spotlight on their aerobatics. It is both mesmerising and dizzying. Summer is truly here. As the shadows deepen and the heat begins to rise, I sit and ponder. My coffee, a must to start my…

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