A biographical, retrofitted diary if you like, my life before I was 18.
Note: Writing this blog or reverse diary makes me realise I’ve never reflected much on what I’ve lived through and usually only through storytelling to others. I’m not writing it in any order, one memory triggers another, but I will share I am crying right now, as I write this bit, and I have no […]
1976 – The Social worker, the Consultant and the Brain Tumour Read More »
As I write this disclaimer, I wonder if I’ll ever click publish on this very personal article, one of the hardest I’ve written. It was the beginning of self-loathing, ultimately leading to isolation, esteem issues and depression later in life. The details I’ll be going into below are personal and sometimes graphic. Those who know
1977 – Circumcision and Trauma Read More »
When I was 9, Mom managed to get a job cleaning a few hours a night, a couple of nights a week. It was a rare period during her illness when she was doing better, and, of course, the money was welcome as we were on benefits which covered the bare essentials, so this would
1974 – Fire on the 11th Floor Read More »
My mom loved me, I just wanted to state that. I was a difficult kid, hyper, high on coffee, never slept (see coffee) but she was a single mom and with no support. In no way do I condone striking, hitting or any other kind of physical act towards children or anyone else for that
1969 – Mom and my first scar Read More »
I was 4 years old and standing by the window in the living room next to the black-and-white TV. I’m pointing at the moon in the sky trying desperately to see the moon lander, squinting and asking my mom why I can’t see it, well I was 4! Ok, so I started at the end
1969 – The moon landing Read More »
Big things happened when I was 4 years old, things I can’t forget even though the rest is just a blur. It was the year of the moon landing, something that still excites me today, and the year I got a scar over my eye. But this isn’t about that, this is about my first
1969 – The break-in Read More »