PLAY #5

I had heard that counselling is basically a process where you open up your problems to yourself, with the counsellor being there to offer her ears for hire. I like to think that this fundamentally true. I enjoyed the session and found out somethings about myself which I’d never thought before. It was enlightening. One

PLAY#4

Just killing time before my counselling session. Not really sure what to expect but my stomach is doing somersaults and my heart is in my throat. I have built a tower of jokes and fake bon homie around my inner self… So that will be fun to break down. The fight or flight imperative is

SUNDAY #7

I HAVE BEEN QUIET FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS, TRYING TO KEEP MY MIND STILL BECAUSE MY STRESS LEVELS HAVE BEEN UP DUE TO TWO OF MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY BEING IN HOSPITAL WITH POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS. LUCKILY, THEY ARE NOW BOTH HOME AND OUT OF IMMEDIATE DANGER. THANK THE LORD. SO I NEEDED A

SLEEP EASY

BOTH MOM AND SISTER IN LAW ARE BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL, FOR WHICH I AM TRULY GRATEFUL, HOPEFULLY I CAN SLEEP EASY TONIGHT WITHOUT THE CONSTANT FEAR OF A TOXIC TEXT. DALE M

PLAY#3

TOO EARLY TO SAY WHAT KIND OF DAY IT WILL BE, HOPEFULLY OUR WOUNDED SOLDIERS WILL BOTH BE RETURNED TO THE BOSOM OF THE FAMILY. A WAITING BRIEF IS ALWAYS THE HARDEST TO MAINTAIN, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. LETS HOPE ITS A GOOD DAY. DALE M

PLAY #2

NEWS FROM THE WAITING ROOM: MOTHER’S SWELLING HAS GONE DOWN, SKIN STILL ANGRY RED… HOPEFULLY WILL BE HOME TOMORROW. SISTER IN LAW’S TEMPERATURE IS DOWN BLOODS ARE BETTER, LOOKING LIKE SHE TOO COULD BE HOME TOMORROW. THE NIGHTS ARE SO LONG. EVERY PEEP ON MY PHONE AN ANXIOUS MOMENT OF DESPAIR UNTIL IT IS READ

FALLING LEAVES

FALLING LEAVES I sought to write all the stories so that I wouldn’t have to live them. Seems the spell did not work, because I’ve had to live them anyway. Like a crushing certainty your fiction becomes fact, if you live long enough. Unlikely coincidences are unerring. My ex wife has a stroke the same

PLAY #1

I HAVE NO WORDS. I MADE A PLAYLIST BECAUSE THATS WHAT I DO. IT KILLS AN HOUR. THE WALLS COME CRUSHING IN, AND NO CLEVER WEASEL WORDS WILL STOP THE CRUSH. DALE M

CASUALTY LIST

MOM’S STILL IN HOSPITAL WITH CELLULITIS, SISTER IN LAW IS NOW IN A DIFFERENT HOSPITAL WITH CHEST INFECTION POSSIBLY SEPSIS. MOM’S CLOSEST FRIEND’S HUSBAND IS IN HOSPITAL WITH SEPSIS, JANET HAD A CHEST INFECTION AND MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS THROUGH THE ROOF. GOOD TO SEE THE VAX IS WORKING SO WELL. DALE M

TODAY’S PLAYLIST #26

ANOTHER MANIC MONDAY. MOM’S IN HOSPITAL, AFTER A 12 HOUR WAIT IN A AN E, WITH CELLULITIS IN HER ARM. HOSPITALS ARE A GREAT PLACE TO HANG OUT THESE DAYS, YOU CAN’T HAVE A LOVED ONE WITH YOU, EVEN THOUGH YOUR 80, AND YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE TO THE CARPARK TO TELL YOUR SON,