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Killing the killers

Not for the faint-hearted. Just a way of releasing the anger regarding the preventable death of my daughter resulting from the side effects of a drug now known to be responsible for over 400 deaths a year.
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AND SO IT IS

And so it is as a planet mourns and the grey sleepless days and nights of grief and isolation build to an inevitable crescendo In Spring, the daily...
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Blue

The recent loss of my firstborn has brought back the pain of another loss...
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Branwell Clinic

As I'm finding it difficult to write at the moment, I will continue to let my daughter Julia (Overthetop1) live on through her own writing, until I am ready. Coral Jane (seashore).
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One-armed combat

Yet another of Julia's posthumous pieces (Overthetop1). Hard-hitting, but that's the way she was.

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72 of my comments have received 74 Great Feedback votes

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So pleased for you Terry (and

Posted on Fri, 01 Sep 2023

So pleased for you Terry (and for me and my girl too) x

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Posted in You Never Said

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No you may not be fine, but

Posted on Thu, 20 Oct 2016

No you may not be fine, but your description of not being fine, resonates.

I'm not fine either by the way.

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Posted in Anxiety

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I really like this. As you

Posted on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

I really like this. As you know, very much my kind of thing. Nostalgia at its best.x

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Posted in Making Do with Dusty Springfield

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Managed a titter after

Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2025

Managed a titter after reading both pieces...or maybe more of a lol, after taking my ibuprofen
(other medications are available) x

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Posted in All the Chai in China

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Made my day too X

Posted on Mon, 16 Dec 2024

Made my day too X

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Posted in Velvet Goldmine

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Dear brilliant Terry,

Posted on Mon, 16 Dec 2024

Dear brilliant Terry, yesterday you sent me the draft of this for approval.

I messaged you back to say words fail me; it's such a beautifully written piece, full of emotion, there's absolutely nothing I could criticise.

Thank you...

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Posted in Velvet Goldmine

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Great writing as always, but

Posted on Tue, 10 Dec 2024

Great writing as always, but I advise all readers to check out the illustrations.

The photographs are something else.

Cx

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Posted in A Tale of Two Balkan Cities

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I'm glad this was

Posted on Sun, 08 Dec 2024

I'm glad this was cherrypicked (not that that's unusual for you)as this one is a slight departure in style but I love it and it flows as the waters would, and do, flow.xx

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Posted in The Meeting of the Waters

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Good to see you back.

Posted on Mon, 02 Dec 2024

Good to see you back.
So poor Kathleen's request was not granted? My Sarah already has instructions re my hair as you can imagine.
Nice one Terry x

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Posted in Kathleen’s Secret

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Where on earth did this come

Posted on Thu, 10 Oct 2024

Where on earth did this come from? Or what inspired it late at night?
I'm too old to remember whether or not my kids had lego but I guess they did, if their peers did.

I need a lie down after reading all that x

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