Being the baby of the pack was often an advantage. Older siblings willing, I got to be taken by them on special outings that only children have time to partake in. Also, I would be allowed along on trips that fitted into a secret agenda that adults don't know about. With hindsight, I realise now that the offer to 'take Ann... More..
The rain was torrential when we finally arrived at Guilin train station after our 10hour journey. It was the first time I had been on a sleeper train and the experience was one I can highly recommend, apart from the ladies who talked at full volume late into the night and early in the morning. And now we had arrived in C... More..
I was a 28 year-old mum with two sleeping children at home, while their father babysat them. What had led me to this murky old river that I now found myself in? Everything was happening too quickly for me as I breathed out and slid gently below the surface into almost total blackness. I was excited, euphoric even, for I was f... More..
Homework is no place for kids!When I was a kid' at school, I had a nagging feeling at the back of my mind that there was something inherently wrong with homework. I vaguely felt it was something akin to sending small children up dark and dank chimneys.Of course now that I am an adult', I can look back on these thoughts and tr... More..
Annie Mitchel
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