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on rage and hope, combined
I've spent some time this week with a friend in crisis. The stress of a precarious housing situation in a brutal rental market, added to the demands of…
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I just work here
Today I went along with pals on one final Fringe outing: a comedian named Benji Waterstones whose niche springs from his other job as an NHS…
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on making a mess
“What was needed was what happened.” Rama Mani We're messy, we human beings. Some contain the messiness better than others and keep it concealed behind…
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more fool me
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise. William Blake I'm awake at the witching hour, unable to sleep. I've done something foolish…
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grounded
Thursday afternoon found me in an Edinburgh pub, surrounded by Hibs supporters who were fueling up on their Tennents, en route to a Champions League…
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purple ponderings
on Barbie, unpsychology and desire
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daytripping
Yesterday the ladies of the mad posse ventured out on a daytrip out of the city, into the wilds of Scotland's east coast and into the heart of seaside…
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the cost of mad knowledge
One of our friends in the mad posse is going through a rough patch. We've not heard from him, and worry that he's overwhelmed and unable to respond to…
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simple pleasures
Today I've had a really good day. It was clear and bright outside, warm but not too humid, and I was able to wear my favourite flip-flops without…
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on being a true hag
I've just had the most nourishing and enlightening conversation with a very dear friend of mine. It was all to do with looking backwards, and looking…
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the witching hour
I'm awake at the witching hour, again. My internal clock allows me to sleep until just around 3 and then rouses me to greet the day in the spooky early…
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on feeling quite shit today
It happens to all of us. It's the human condition. It catches us unawares, drags us under, smacks us around. Leaves us feeling exposed and ugly and sad…
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