i have just celebrated ten years of marriage to my wife.

our first week married, i would moisturise her dry skin and give her foot rubs and shoulder massages.

our first month married, i would brush her thin, tangled hair and gently kiss her forehead.

our first year married, i had stopped attempting to remove her wedding dress that had fused to her.

our first decade married and i think the sme...

i was the one to discover my father's body in his study. an aneurysm at the age of thirty nine. there was no tell tale sign, no heads up, no warning. i had just turned thirteen.

i remember the spring air was unusually warm that night. i had begged my mum not to cut my hair that year so it would grow all throughout the summer. she swore up and down i would regret it and told me not to come crying ...