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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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Lost for Words

My opportunity for speech shrinks when Emily dies. She was always more outspoken, more gregarious, more interested in others than me, enjoying a good...
Cherry

Remembering isn't enough ... (Part Two)

I have for the last few days been staying in Coverack, a small Cornish fishing village on the Lizard Peninsula. It’s not that far from my home town...

Summer Nights

I loved the pub. Several customers vied to buy me drinks. You didn’t mind. You were always protective but seemed to enjoy my popularity. Our visits...
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 My dad, a lifelong story teller, spoke, and wrote (in his own unpublished memoir),...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...

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