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The Winning Medal

 As a writer, I sometimes find myself agreeing with Michael Kanin, an Oscar-winning playwright, when he wrote:

For forty odd years in this noble profession

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Nails to the ready - first day at secondary school

Nails to the ready - first day at secondary school

I'm not actually here. I'm probably on the bus going with one and only son on his first day at secondary school.
I have cleared it with the boss. …

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Perfect storm

There are some moments of the day, when you have small children, which are more stressful than others. The bedtime hour(s) is one of them. Combine that with a previous…

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London invades my bank balance

London invades my bank balance

Like most workng parents, the sight of my bank balance makes me at best shiver with unease and at worst howl with despair.
But this morning it just…

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Results time - arrrrh!

Results time - arrrrh!

So I’m furiously vacuuming around the house. All this unnecessary housework is helping me to keep my mind off the fact that my eldest daughter is collecting her GCSEs from…

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