A history told in business cards
My new business cards have arrived. It’s the umpteenth iteration. Like all the previous ones, they provide a snapshot of my life and times.
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Annoying your friends—instant poem
When someone told me, “All friends are annoying 15% of the time,” it hit me like a thunderbolt. That means I’m annoying too.
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Life of a woman poet 1977–2020
Today I’m reminded of huge changes in my life as a woman poet over 45 years. From reluctant publisher to supportive publisher.
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Someone else’s problem—a poem
You know what it’s like to know a fact that everybody knows and to tuck it away, ho hum as someone else’s problem—a poem
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Life cycle of the human psyche: Me! Now!
Today’s cartoon is a view of the life cycle of the human psyche. And of senior guilt. Me! Now! say the children, as they must. Shifting personal gratification off its pedestal as the number one aim in life is a struggle. And personal development, idolised by thousands from Maslow to Paltrow, can be seen as […]
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