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Dear George (3/3)
Photo courtesy of Penboutique.com Once she was living in the reality of her transformed relationship with her deceased husband, Patricia’s awareness and appreciation of what she had hitherto referred to as only a ‘physical’ world, expanded like a delicate flower-bud … Continue reading
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Dear George (2/3)
Artwork: Enrique Cropper Such was the immediacy of Patricia’s internal dialogue with her dead husband, there were even times of the day when a semblance of normality appeared in relation to his physical absence. “Besides,” Patricia had often jibed, “he … Continue reading
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Dear George (1/3)
Photo courtesy of Cambridge-news.co.uk The day after George’s funeral was the hardest day of all. Patricia had been in a daze for over a fortnight. From that sudden realisation, when Lucija, George’s colleague, had urgently called her that evening to … Continue reading
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In how many movies were you the baddie, George? Blessing Finula (3/3)
Image courtesy of Père Lachaise cemetery “So,” said George, tottering gently in the middle of the room, staring at Finula in his bed. “I’ll just clean my teeth then,” he drawled, before twisting round and heading back out to the … Continue reading
In how many movies were you the baddie, George? Knowing Finula (2/3)
Image courtesy of Metro magazine As the train sped through Groenendael and headed into the thickest part of the Forêt de Soignes, George reflected that, even then, he understood deep down his nature was to look beyond what he later … Continue reading

