Tinsel on the tree
We decided not to decorate the house for Christmas this year. KK was headed to Brizzy on business, my leg was in a moon boot. The jolly feeling just wasn’t there and it felt like more of a schlep than...
View ArticleWe’re closing down
When KK read me the email, it truly felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. For a couple of days, we both floated in a bubble of denial, hoping our contact in the US would reply to our …...
View ArticleBravery. Ticking the box.
Bravery. It’s not a word that I’ve ever associated myself with. I’ve never done anything big enough to be in that category. Until last year, that is. I was filling out a survey recently where I was...
View ArticleLet lockdown anxiety run its course
Lockdown anxiety finally broke me. It stole the last flicker of hope I was clinging on to and I’m not the only one who has just about had enough. But I’m a denialist. I deny that COVID is out of …...
View ArticleI miss my running coughing attacks in the age of coronavirus
The hour before road races start, my body develops what I call “my running coughs.” My nose runs, I get into a fit of coughing attacks and it feels like my body attempts to vomit all my nerves out. My...
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