Love Thy Neighbours: Mosaic Workshop Part Three

We had a terraced house. On one side lived Monty, a bouncer at Ronnie Scott’s, the famous jazz club. Monty was an interesting character. He came home late, laughing and shouting loudly to himself in the early morning streets. His car was a boom box. It pulsed and vibrated with music. You could tell he [...]

When I Am Dead And Laid In Earth

The flight manager announced at the onset of our flight ‘The cabin crew call me the Duchess.’ The Duchess was busy all night, as we had a medical emergency in economy class. I couldn’t sleep, and exhaustion gave me morbid thoughts. When I got home I gave my daughter a list of songs required for [...]