Almost home

Home is deep diving into a memory, vibrant yet distant, grasping at the feeling until it slips away like water. This feeling becomes an imprint, that weaves itself through the tendrils of the many moments that make up our lives….

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LOCK DOWN STORIES ARE BACK!

LOCK DOWN STORIES ARE BACK!
I'm excited to bring back regular stories by brilliant, interesting, vibrant people sharing their voices and experiences. There will be stories of all kinds, some unexpected, some strange, some to reignite our wonder in the world, some to make us think.

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The Search Began

The phone rang one evening in March last year. It was my daughter. I could tell from her voice this was not the usual daily catch up chat and so I waited. She explained that her partner had bought her an Ancestry DNA test as a Christmas present, which she had done and had just received details of the results. Mum, I am a quarter Iranian, she said.

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Story Time is Home

The next Story Time event will be on Hasting Pier! Its happening on Sunday the 13th of September, from 2pm-5pm, and I’d love for you to come. The theme is HOME. I’d been thinking about what made me feel at home internally, what roles made me feel at home, and also home as a psychological state.

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My Girl Sasha

We met one day when I was living in Florida. I was bored one Saturday and went to the local PetSmart where an adoption agency set up camp on the weekends. SadSac (Save a Dog, Save a Cat) is a wonderful organization.

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