Stories of life and people
Following my 2019 project 'a year in people', 2020 is going to be 'A year in moments'. The premise is the same; over the next 12 months I'm going to write stories about moments in my life. There's no real structure as to what or why; that'll depend on the story. I'm not committing to... Continue Reading →
I'm taking requests of people to write about in September and one of my friends asked if I'd write a post about myself. Hmmmm that's not really the point, but I guess I did put it out there. I asked him in what context. "Not sure really. A bit of self reflection... How you see... Continue Reading →
Every day Nate laughs and shakes his head at me. Mainly because every day I generally ask him the same things (how was your evening) and say the same stuff (isn't today a GREAT day?) in a very enthusiastic manner. I’m sure he finds me mildly annoying. Every new starter is given a tongue-in-cheek-but-is-it-really Nate... Continue Reading →
I was 15 and had gone to a friend of a friend's (let's call her A) house for the weekend. They had a swimming pool and it was summer so HELL YES. A's Dad was a plumber, and had a young lad working for him (who also happened to live just down the road) who... Continue Reading →
Christmas Day afternoon, circa 1989 ish. The family were playing Monopoly and I'm pretty sure my brother was cheating. I remember something around him hiding money and property cards behind something on the table and just generally being a bit of an annoying dick. I was tired; lethal for a child. I was getting more... Continue Reading →
A few years ago after I got divorced there was a man (DC) who used to ask me out a lot. I kept saying no. I gave him credit for his persistence, but my answer was always no (just didn't fancy him and I wasn't interested in dating). One night, we'd all been out somewhere... Continue Reading →
"Hello is that Tara?" said a voice on the phone. "Yep, speaking." I replied. "This is Jane* from the DVLA." she said. Oh crap, I thought. What's happened? What had I done (or not done)? I was sure I'd paid my car tax. "Errr, well, this is all a bit awkward." she said. Jesus? What... Continue Reading →
This year on March 9th I tweeted "Laid in my van listening to a couple breaking up next door. Can't now move as I don't think they realise I am here", and several follow ons as an hour or so passed. I was having a little lay down in my van at a campsite in... Continue Reading →
I could write about how Paula loves to sing, or how she is one of the most hilarious people I've met in New Zealand, or how she thinks about other people before herself, or makes great cakes, or the fact she has one of the biggest fancy dress collections I've ever heard about, or how,... Continue Reading →
