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Mist rolling in from the sea (but not on the Mull of Kintyre)

Posted on October 7, 2014 by memoirsofahusk

Amazing what Aged White can do. Paint, that is. BTP (Before The Paint), the head of our bed backed onto the green and silver wallpaper that someone, somewhere, had imagined resembled vegetation. I looked at it and felt Ophelia-esque. As … Continue reading →

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Nature, contrary to mine

Posted on September 4, 2014 by memoirsofahusk

I don’t do poetry. I’ve tried before, look back on it and cringe. So why? Well, it was a challenge – and a form I’d never heard of – Tanka. ‘Does anyone not love Haiku,’ ran the intro. Um, I … Continue reading →

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When I grow up

Posted on October 30, 2013 by memoirsofahusk

‘Fashion designers have those,’ says the little girl, looking up at me as I tromp down the stairs. She’s standing beside the mannequin I bought in a local dress shop’s closing-down sale. ‘I’d like to be a fashion designer when … Continue reading →

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