Last week I found myself in a branch of a very fancy shoe shop, the kind where a pair of shoes costs about the same as I would begrudgingly pay for a new sofa or a week in the … Continue reading
Where is your home? This is question with a great deal of power to disturb as well as comfort. Many great works of literature have been written about our human need to find a home, or make our way back … Continue reading
Today I am going to talk to you about politics. No no, don’t do that face! I know it’s not an easy sell, politics these days. The usual response to a discussion about politics is anger or extreme apathy, which … Continue reading
Are you a good mother? What about your mother? Was she a good mother? Or the mother of your children? How do you rate her? Squirming yet? It’s still a bit of a taboo subject, isn’t it? I mean, most … Continue reading
You might think this is a bad time of year to be an atheist. It certainly makes me feel a little shifty (well shiftier than usual) to sing ‘Lo he abhors not the Virgin womb’ with a straight face*. It … Continue reading