Tagged: motherhood

November 19, 2012

Happy Birthday, Son

Twelve years ago today, I woke up with a stomach ache. And, despite being almost nine months pregnant, I blamed it on a curry. (I...

September 28, 2012

World War I is ancient history. It passed from living memory with the death of the last veteran this year. It’s not a “good” war...

March 3, 2012

Jamie’s mum sits next to us on our flight from the UK to Egypt. She’s 68, looks mid-50s, did facials for Olivier and Richard Harris,...

April 6, 2011

Eleven years ago today, I woke up, vomited copiously, bought a pregnancy test, and sat, with my best friend and flatmate, in the kitchen waiting...