Early Adulthood

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Have Chalk, Will Travel by Heather Gatley

‘Have Chalk, Will Travel’, ran a colleague’s doggerel poem at my farewell do.

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The Visa Siege by Lawrence Morgan

It was a bright October morning in Kabul, a few years prior to the Russian invasion of Afghanistan.

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Father by Liane U’Prichard

Tonight I rewatch a video my son posted some time ago, of him teaching his five year old to weave on a pretty complicated loom. The patient

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And Yener Danced With His Radio by Lawrence Morgan

The wind pressed on me from the south, a lodos wind, the Ottoman wind that drives men mad. I wondered if that was what was wrong with me.

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The First 36 Hours by Charles Hara

I open the case, take up the guitar and tuck the body under my right arm. It still fits, familiar; it feels like a reunion.

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Methylation by Rod Madocks

My Dad gave me a photo of himself to take with me as I set off at the age of seven to my tough Rhodesian boarding school.

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The Name Puzzle by Linda Petrucelli

Mother liked to pretend that my name was a family decision. I was the third child born to Donato and Carmella Petruccelli of Davenport, Iowa

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Passing the Pineapple by Auriel Roe, an extract from 'A Young Lady's Miscellany'

I had heard other women liken having a baby to passing a grapefruit, perhaps even a watermelon. This one was more akin to a pineapple.

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Walking to Oseira by James Bloom

I walked the main Camino de Santiago, known as the Camino Frances, in portions lasting around a week each, as my time and energy permitted

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Island Fever by Lawrence Morgan

Grenada, post-invasion, 1984. Twelve degrees latitude. Thirty degrees centigrade and humid.

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If You Relax, You Will Float To The Surface by Peter J. Stavros

I was flailing in the frigid currents of the San Francisco Bay, fighting, kicking, slapping at the water to stay afloat.

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For The Love Of Dogs by Samuel Dodson

Our house was forever alive with animal instinct. We grew up surrounded by a veritable menagerie, some more memorable than others...

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Deconstructing Constructors by Auriel Roe

With the author coming to the end of her third and, without a doubt, final renovation project, she reflects upon those men, the constructors

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I Took My Son to Paris by Rick Whitaker

Having decided to take my adopted son to Paris for a week-long vacation, I went to Airbnb.com and quickly hit upon what seemed a charming

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Our Mother by Mark Scott

Not long after our brother Craig died, my aunt and I were standing in the kitchen, drinking champagne.

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Ajdabia, 4th April 2011 by Anastasia Taylor-Lind

No, I don’t remember your name. I left it in Ivor’s notebook translated from phonetic Arabic next to details of the assault on Brega. I d...

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