Yesterday, I found myself deeply overwhelmed, though I kept it hidden as best I could as I accompanied my dear dad to the hospital for his first round of chemotherapy. He turns ninety this Sunday, a milestone I cherish even as we navigate this difficult journey. Having helped him care for his late partner, and … Continue reading The Spectacle of Mr. Polly: A Tragicomedy of the Mildly Absurd – and then some.
Tag: Life
A Fowl Mistake: Aesop’s Feathered Fortune
Another of Aesop's fables, beloved for their brevity and moral clarity, have taught children and adults alike the consequences of greed, laziness, and other human vices. One such tale, The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs, stands out as a particularly feather-brained example of avarice leading to ruin. Let's ruffle some feathers as we delve … Continue reading A Fowl Mistake: Aesop’s Feathered Fortune
Mr. Chips: A Toast to the Unsung Hero
Published in 1934, James Hilton’s Goodbye, Mr. Chips is the charming tale of a schoolteacher whose life at Brookfield, an English boys' boarding school, is as rich as an afternoon tea and as enduring as the late Queen’s corgis. The novella takes us through the ups and downs of Mr. Chipping - known affectionately as … Continue reading Mr. Chips: A Toast to the Unsung Hero
The Birthday Present
Tomorrow is my birthday. I am, of course, about 36 - chokes on an unforgivable falsehood and gasps for air like a fish flung onto a riverbank. My mind drifts back to a time when birthdays were less about existential reckoning and more about pure, unadulterated want. There was a toy aeroplane in the window … Continue reading The Birthday Present
Carpet Burns!
Not so very long ago - though it feels like a lifetime away, tucked somewhere between youthful folly and the first stirrings of adulthood - I committed an act of such ridiculous misjudgement that it ought to belong to those halcyon days of childhood I so fondly recount. And yet, here I am, book in … Continue reading Carpet Burns!
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