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a rise in Berlin
Went for a long wander in the forest with a local acquaintance to guide me. We climbed Berlin's highest peak, which sounds more dramatic than it is. The lake is called Muggelsee and I had ...read more
possessive hand
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The little cat puts her hand possessively on my arm. After a moment's thought her other hand creeps up to join it and I remember the day I finally found her again, after she had ...read more
while he sleeps
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Today I am sitting beside my father while he sleeps. It is the last time, probably ever. We are outdoors in the sunny Queensland day and I can hear all the birds. These birds are ...read more
house mousse
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This week I'm going home to Berlin to find an apartment of my own, via a writing sabbatical in Thailand which I suspect I will sleep through. What was supposed to be two weeks has ...read more
watching the sun set
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Mum's just taken Dad on an outing & waving goodbye to them I began to cry. Soon it will be the long goodbye. My Dad seems so cheerful and excited, sitting up in his passenger ...read more
disjointed
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Yesterday I dislocated my finger. I tripped on a folded horse blanket and fell against the car and when I stood up my ring finger literally stuck out behind the pinky at a 45 degree ...read more
a happy visitor
My parents have a spare room which they have been eager to put to use as Dad's medical expenses mount, so I offered to manage it for them as an Airbnb listing. Airbnb has been ...read more
four years ago today
Walked into a Turkish convenience store late on Friday night, they sold water pipes as well as a dazzling array of alcohols and sundry sweet snackettes... behind the counter stood a very untall & wizened ...read more
dead man sleepwalking
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In this house of illness and pain I get lonely. Everyone is in bed by eight o'clock and the long night stretches ahead. Tonight I can hear the rain plinking on the skylight which reminds ...read more