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Strobe (National Stroke Week 12-18 September 2016)

Strobe (National Stroke Week 12-18 September 2016)

When I was nine years old, my family bought a VCR. We were so excited, so fascinated. It had a remote control! And the remote control had lots of buttons! So very many buttons! Our favourite button was labelled STROBE. If you pressed it, it ...

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Untabooing grief

Untabooing grief

This week, my family celebrates the 20th anniversary of my father's death. Did that sentence make you feel uncomfortable? Me too. They're not the right words, are they? Celebrates. Anniversary. But the problem is, there ARE no right words. We are ...

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Hi! I’m Emily

I parent. I write. I blog. I play with words and numbers in my head. Constantly. It's crowded in there.

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