Justin: Image Courtesy of Caleb I always tend to think of Justin as my fourth brother. He was always there to listen, especially when my youngest brother was in a coma after being knocked off his bike. He made me feel safe, and was there to dry my tears and check that I was okay. Continue reading “The Fourth Brother: Piece 11”
The Visitors: Piece 10
I loved visiting Nicki’s house. She lived in a tiny flat with her mum. They had a bunk bed, her mum’s was double at the base, and Nicki had the top bunk which was a single bed. It was the first time I had ever seen a bunk bed like that. The flat was alwaysContinue reading “The Visitors: Piece 10”
Who Shaped Me – makes me want to play my guitar…
Reading all the Who Shaped Me Stories so far at ABC Open is an enlightening experience. Just who do the contributors find shapes them? So far fathers, friends, and teachers lead the way. Are influences always positive, or do we sometimes form ourselves in antithesis to others? Denis Murphy explores this in his contributions. EspeciallyContinue reading “Who Shaped Me – makes me want to play my guitar…”
Mr Kidd’s Twelfth Night:Piece 9
Riverside High, the early 1980s – I’m dropping my books, and about to head into Mr Kidd’s class. Mr Kidd is notoriously scary for those who don’t have him as a teacher. He is seen as the hardest task master in the whole school. He doesn’t give high marks easily. He comes across as grumpy.Continue reading “Mr Kidd’s Twelfth Night:Piece 9”
Called to Motherhood: Piece 8
Each of my children has subtly sculpted me, their mother, into a person who must sometimes forget where they end and I begin. They have taken my personality edges and with the shorelines of their growth from baby hood to adolescence, mellowed me out to a person who values the sleep in they denied meContinue reading “Called to Motherhood: Piece 8”
June Paisa Perkins 