Day: March 8, 2026

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International Women’s Day – Part 1

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Today is International Women’s Day 2026. A purple ribbon day – a colour that signifies justice and dignity. This special day is being marked and celebrated in many ways including writing about a woman or women who have inspired you the most throughout life. And this is how I want to celebrate the day. I don’t suppose for a moment that the day is only for women to celebrate women, as a man I want to give some thought to a woman who has been a massive inspiration not only on my life but has continually inspired me throughout life. … Continue reading International Women’s Day – Part 1

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Four Matches

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‘I done it,’ he called up the stairs. ‘I used four matches – all at once,’ he added. I zipped up and charged down, a deep bass drum pounded inside my chest, and there it was, in all of its flickering amber glory, growing, climbing the sooted chimney, before my white-soled sandal stomped its frightened authority on paper and kindling. As it crackled and spat, and fire clung to my scarred sole, extinguished only by a dance on the tiled hearth, and I asked, ‘What d’you do that for?’ And my little brother replied, ‘Coz you couldn’t do it with … Continue reading Four Matches