Lady of the Dance

Lady of the Dance

“And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be and I’ll lead you all in the dance said she.” In 1979, the Lady of the Dance (aka Type 1 diabetes) crawled under my skin and forever after continues to live in every cell of my body, constantly pushing buttons and stringing...
Terms of Engagement

Terms of Engagement

The day is white hot.  The temperature, the sky, inflation.  Thoughts turn to the apocalypse. After teaching refugees from Iraq and Sudan, I attend a talk in a big tent about Climate Change.  The grass has died in the gardens outside the marquee. ...
Riding the waves

Riding the waves

What are you up to? The beach is empty. The sea is waving me in.  She stands on the stones, takes off her shoes, empties her pockets and slips off her trousers. She detaches the insulin pump and  leaves it in a small carrier bag next to the rock.  A...