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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. 

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Leaning to skip and other attempts to address the lifespan/healthspan gap

It was 10 years ago this month (February 2013) when my eardrum burst. I was 54 years old. I'd had a cold and my ear began to ache on the way to work...
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In a stew

Tallulah, like most turnips, is a rather sensitive soul. Root vegetables in general have an unfair reputation as being somewhat hard, knobbly, and...
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Love me, love me not: some alternative Valentine’s Day thoughts

With Nurse Phyllis Crane (Linda Bassett, Call the Midwife ) and Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire, Happy Valley ) flying the flag for older...
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Down with the old folks

‘Well it’s a job I guess, beggars can’t be choosers and all that.’ ‘Are you sure you really want to take it sweetheart? We can last a bit longer if...
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You're only mid-life once

A couple of weeks ago I overheard someone say, ‘You’re only young once’. A well-used, but odd phrase, don’t you think, for aren’t we all each and...
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