Category Archives: voices

I got married when I was 20, to my brother’s best friend. His name (the husband’s, that is; not the brother’s) is Kurt, and he’s a policeman. That is, I suppose you’d still refer to him generally as a policeman, … Continue reading →

All my friends are talking about having babies; it must be the age we’re at, and also the fact that Geraldine got pregnant within about a week of getting married, last spring. She was the first of our group to … Continue reading →

For the last few years of her life, I looked after my mother all by myself. Her sisters, and my sister, wanted to poke their noses in occasionally, but the fact is that none of them lifted a finger to … Continue reading →

I realised later that they had only been setting me up with him as a cruel joke. He had a reputation as a local Lothario, and I had one as an idiot. The joke was on them when we stayed … Continue reading →

My life is uncomplicated. I had very domineering parents, and my brother and sisters always demanded a lot more attention than I did. I didn’t do very well at school, but that was because I was always treated as though … Continue reading →