Month: April 2012

Northern Kenya

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There is a scene in the movie Scent of a Woman (‘Pacino plays a blind war veteran) where he – ‘Pacino – grabs this boy by the collar and, while brandishing a pistol at the terrified boy’s face, screams, …

Cheers!

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I’m seated at an insipid reception, below a massive painting of The Crying Shepherd. The settee is purple. There is a flower vase on the coffee table before me and some gorgeous flowers lean in it. I’m the kind …

Half Term

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My sister thinks my daughter looks like me now more than ever. So does my mom, and the missus, and my mechanic. And that cat who came to fix the instant hot shower- the one who I wished hadn’t …