I walk through the cemetery and observe the engravings on the headstones. ‘Devoted father, son and brother’. ‘Beloved mother and grandma’. I notice that none ...
This morning I cooked egg noodles for my children’s packed lunches. I peeled carrots and chopped them into matchsticks - cucumber, too - then after ...
Wearing white frilly knickers when you're due on your period. Burning the expensive candle over one long winter's evening. Hot pants on the school run. ...
On Wednesdays my older children go swimming and I stay home with the youngest. (He’s three). I sweep through the house crushing clothes into drawers, ...
Spooning sweet lychee syrup into my mouth straight from the tin. Eating the lychees, too. Roasted peanuts sprinkled on a tofu stir-fry. Whipped cream on ...