Dear Lucy, The other day on the tube, I caught a man staring at the scarf wrapped around my neck. So I immediately I started staring back – at his shoes, neatly wrapped around his feet. I soon regretted choosing his shoes as it meant I would have to break my stare to check if heContinue reading “Scarf vs Shoes”
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Matthew downgraded
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”
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”
