Sometimes when I’m upset, stressed or deeply confused, I like to play the piano. Not many people in my adult life really know that and if they do find out in conversation, I can automatically see by their sceptical look they’re thinking ‘Oh shit …..Chop Sticks’. I am quite proud that I have never played…

2   After all the emotion and the strange feelings bothering me most of the other day, this day feels different. Almost flat and smooth like gliding my hand along a freshly polished piece of stainless steel. It started early with an hour on the phone with a complete stranger, wanting to know the ins…

1   I feel funny today. Really strange. It’s difficult to put it all into words but it’s a flighty and sad feeling today. Heavy in the pit of my stomach. Despite the distant sound of traffic, or the children’s’ shrieks of fun in the playground or even the birdsong floating all around; even with…