Stories and Sleepless Thoughts

Moments, Musings and Miniseries.

Things that inspire you to reach out

One stranger who understands your experience exactly, will do for you what hundreds of close friends and family who don't understand cannot. It is the necessary palliative for the pain of stretching into change. It is the cool glass of water in Hell. - Laura McKowen,...

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Real Jobs

Real Jobs

Oliver: my life is SO HARD there's NOTHING TO DO Mum: nothing at all?! Oliver: no cause my life is horrible and I don't have enough stormtroopers LEGO and Daddy makes me do all his jobs!! Mum: all his jobs in Minecraft? Oliver: no his REAL JOBS Mum: oh my, yes that's...

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Santa

Santa

Mum: and tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and then that means the day after is CHRISTMASOliver: but mum, is Santa actually real?Mum: he's real if you want him to beOliver: but is he?Mum: if you believe in him, then he actually is realOliver: (whispers) like actual...

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