It turns out the reason my dad wanted me to come home was because he had planned to go to the hospital and had two deliveries coming, he never told me any of this. In fact when I asked him why he…

Actually that is a lie. I went to a posh theatre in Potters Bar to watch a group of people perform street dancing. It was one of those things where you attend a class a couple of times a week and then…

Well my dad is still refusing the use the chain on his front door, he really does believe that he will be able to stop someone from barging him out of the way and into the flat. I’m not sure how else…

Just what is it with old people and their reluctance to use the door chain when they answer the front door? My dad has a very sturdy one fitted but he refuses to use it. He doesn’t ask who it is, or…

Last night there was a knock at the door, I opened it to be confronted by two women staring back at me. a fat woman and a skinny woman who I recognised as the busybody who goes around the estate and tells…

I could not wait to get up, get my things together and get the coach back to London. I really have had a horrible time this weekend and to be honest I’m not sure I will be in such a hurry to…

I woke up Saturday morning with a banging headache. I’m not sure if this is from the alcohol, that I drank the night before, or some terminal illness. I was also aching because the day before I had to carry Tracy’s sofa…

I can not believe how much hassle I caused by staying out for one night. I went to watch the Barcelona/Arsenal football game in a local pub in North London. I was also keeping myself up to date with the Millwall/QPR game…

When I tell people that I am a freelance writer they often ask me why I do not call myself a journalist and take offence when people call me this. It is because I do not wish to be associated with the…

I was on a Megabus coach going somewhere that I can not remember, suddenly it turned into a train and pulled in at a remote train station. The driver gave the announcement that he was going to give us a 20 minute…