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Gayle Letherby

I love to write. I am a sociologist who publishes mostly in the areas of methodology (including creative ways to present data), reproduction and non/parental identity, meanings and experiences of love, loss and the aftermath of death, solitude and/or loneliness, gender and identity, working and learning in higher education and travel and transport. I  have been writing fiction and memoir for about 14 years and draw on my own experience - both personal and academic - in my work. Other inspriations come from the books I enjoy and the news items that make me cross. 

Gayle Letherby

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Cherry

Remembering isn't enough ...

My paternal grandfather fought in World War I. He lost a leg. My dad, a lifelong story teller, spoke, and wrote (in his own unpublished memoir),...

The 3-Second Rule

I hug the children goodbye at the playground gates as the bell rings to signal the beginning of their school day. With Evie and Jake the embrace is...

Trend Setting

'If there was anything I could do. Times are hard. I'm sorry Cliff but I have to let you go.' Cliff looks at Douglas, his boss of 20 years; the older...
Cherry

Rain

Noah was out in the fields one day, When his god spoke to him in a rather strange way. “I'm fed up with everyone except for you, So I'm gonna make a...

I couldn't scream

I couldn't scream. My chest was too tight. Austerity's over. A budget for all. Reading the papers and watching the news; the future is bright, the...

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