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The Circle of Life – Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror

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Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. August 18, 2015. August 18, 2015. The Circle of Life. Besides a budgerigar, we always had a dog and fish, giving us a fair perspective on how life worked. At Hook Norton, where I came into the family, it was no different. Where a night-time wee could be had by the bed. For anything more, an expedition to the outside ‘facility’ was required. There, in the Modern Elsan Chemical Toilet. There was no lid to our. My father was a keen garden...

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escriboir – Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror

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Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. December 9, 2015. December 15, 2015. I was four when my mother, detained under ‘The Mental Health Act’, was taken to a secure facility for the insane. My brother was eleven. Nanna, who already lived with us, seemed to think it was our fault so I was sorry I’d ever been naughty. Routines continued as usual and we were fed and clothed at least. Would she remember us? She took herself into a room where one wall had been replaced by glass,...

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Opening the Door – Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror

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Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. August 6, 2015. August 7, 2015. It is written in conjunction with a PhD in Creative Writing, beginning 1st October, 2015 born of a lifelong interest in literary representation: the projected outcomes being the creation of an abstracted novel, and the publishing of an academic treatise exploring both the research findings and the creative process. I’d be privileged if you would join me on my journey. Posted in Creative Writing. A place ...

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Pets, Emotions and the Embedding of Memory – Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror

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Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. August 15, 2015. August 15, 2015. Pets, Emotions and the Embedding of Memory. Our parents were keen that my brother and I learned about life, compassion and loss, by caring for pets. Of, course I say parents, plural, but my mother could not always be part of this equation and I have no knowledge what her real influence was, apart from the budgerigar. Posted in Family Unit. Where it all began. The Circle of Life. August 16, 2015 at 11:20.

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Who Am I? – Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror

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Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. August 7, 2015. August 7, 2015. Who am I indeed? Who are any of us? If we are the sum total of our experiences, why am I not the same as those who shared those experiences with me? Current thinking suggests mindset has much to do with it. I think they might be right. I’m a very positive, pro-active person. Afterall, you’ll never know if you can fly unless you jump;. Might just be telling you that you can’t, so. Posted in Family Unit.

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Writing Credentials – Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror

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Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. Like many angst-ridden teens I wrote poetry, subsuming myself in Blake, The Romantics and The Mersey Beat Poets to better know my art. I even wrote a song for a college production. Then I forgot to do it, lost my voice and got caught up in the humdrum. So, four years ago, I decided to get serious. Since then I’ve …. Had two short stories published, by. Tales from The Café: Vol. One. Was longlisted in the. Had a short story published by.

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Where it all began – Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror

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Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. August 8, 2015. August 8, 2015. Where it all began. Early days at school. I began life in rural Oxfordshire: in a village of both political and religious dissent; a place that harboured secrets and where tales of witchcraft still whispered in the walls. Within that context, I was nomadic from the age of two. Posted in Family Unit. Pets, Emotions and the Embedding of Memory. 2 thoughts on “ Where it all began. August 9, 2015 at 18:30.

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The Power of Smell – Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror

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Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. Shards from a Long Cracked Mirror. August 20, 2015. August 20, 2015. The Power of Smell. As a toddler, most things that happen to you are in the daytime, with mothers being the likely fillers of later memory gaps – especially in the 1950s, when hands on mothering was encouraged. My mother was never a reliable witness though, due to her diminishing grasp on reality, so the caulking for this tale has been periodically provided by my brother. Posted in Family Unit. You are...