Monthly Archives: November 2020

When somebody dies those left behind to mourn experience a double sensation in some ways. They feel the loss of someone they love but, human consciousness being somewhat subjective, they are also likely to reevaluate themselves in the light of … Continue reading →

This second lockdown seems to be dragging on even though it’s taken up way less time than the first one here in the UK. Fewer hours of daylight may not help with this but the biggest drag factor is more … Continue reading →

If only the fact that John Lennon’s ‘Isolation’ keeps keening its way through my brain could be considered just a random earworm rather than a response to the current state of my existence. “I don’t expect you to understand…” he … Continue reading →

England began a month of lockdown last Thursday, the second time this year that all but essential services have been told to shut and people have been advised to stay at home as much as possible. The likelihood of lockdown … Continue reading →

When fighting personal demons it helps if the world around you is not dominated by experiences and figures that echo the darkness those very demons have wrought. My problems go way further back than four years but 2016 was a … Continue reading →