There is no way…

…to die of cancer 32 months And there is no way to die of cancer when your mother asks you to wait until she dies […]

I sometimes wonder

…what people mean when they say I have a beautiful name. I’ve heard it, said it, spelt it, read it and mispronounced it so many […]

I hear in your voice

…the emotions and memories of each of your last 29 years. And though your voice broke a long time ago, I still hear you before. […]

I remember the first time

…my mother told me she loved me. It was at the end of a dutiful telephone conversation across continents, as unexpected as it was terrifying. […]

I didn’t like her

…for a few years. There was a time when I thought she was ok company. But then she realised the power she had and took […]