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Tessa Tangent
I write and I often go off at tangents in speech. Tessa Tangent's my nickname and, at home, I'm called Tessa more than I am my real name, Heather. In the 90s, I had short stories published in magazines like Ludus and For Women. I received acceptance slips from Pat Heard asking me to submit more. I also won a cherished second prize in a BBC travel writing competition, was the writer of a newsletter for a dry ski slope and had a newspaper article about the slope published, amongst other small writerly triumphs. Then something stopped me from writing...
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Felt Like Writing A Post…
… and then I changed my mind. Happy Christmas to everyone and all my lovely followers, anyway… I hope you are surrounded by love this Christmas. We’re going to do pass-the-parcel… and try not to cry at the empty space … Continue reading
Paul Mitchell – My Husband – The Love Of My Life
This is the hardest post I’ve ever had to write. Never thought or even considered I would. I doubt it’s something anyone in a beautiful, close marriage or relationship ever contemplates. But… for my readers who don’t already know, the … Continue reading
Posted in Beryl And Harry, Families, Grief, Health, Life's Rich Tapestry, Paul, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged .20203., 0., bereavement, cars, death, death of a husband, death of a partner, dragracing, driving, family, Gratitude, grief, heartbreak, humour, Husband, loss, love, mechanic, missing someone, Paul Mitchell, racecar, when the love of your life dies, widowhood, widows
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For Paul
For Paul It was the nineteen-seventies When I first noticed you You wore size nine Doc Marten’s And I’d just bought size two You noticed me, I noticed you There could have been much more But there wasn’t much that … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Odes & Poems, Paul, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged love, marriage, ode, Paul Mitchell, poem, Valentine's Day
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