Dear Lucy, I heard in the news recently that (Hurricane) Matthew had been “downgraded to a Cyclone and went out to sea.” I remember Matthew when he was just a light breeze. He’d always dreamed of being a Hurricane. He was called Matthew, not a name he would have chosen. He wanted to be calledContinue reading “Matthew downgraded”
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Bell Bottom Clive
Dear Lucy, A lump comes to my throat when I think of Bell Bottom Clive. A more unfortunate boy, I have never known. He was ginger, the particularly unkind kind. Bright red and wiry, kinking stiffly about his face. Ginger hair is cool now for boys thanks to Harry (Prince) and Sheeran (Ed), but itContinue reading “Bell Bottom Clive”
