Leaving
It is seldom graceful. There is anger first, and then, often, flowers. What do you need in place before you say the words?
Hope · Leaving
Why Is It So Hard to Walk Away From a Bad Bet?
Two perfect days in Coonoor, twice a year. On slot machines, sunk costs and the weight of hope.
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What Happens When You Say You Are Going?
On Sunday she told him. By Wednesday her cousins had heard his version. On Friday the lilies came.
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Will They Ever Say Sorry?
Two years on, he has remarried and never apologised. On the apology that is not coming, and some baboons in Kenya.
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