fionna_inward_allenApr 24, 20221 minOn Tuesday evening the storm came...We were midway through cooking on the BBQ, meats painstakingly marinading in delicious juices, a tabbouleh zinging with olives. The wind...
fionna_inward_allenApr 7, 20222 minThe Judy Blume Book ClubIt is 1991 and you are not allowed to make phonecalls from the landline before 6pm. My best friend and I smell like The Body Shop (Her...
fionna_inward_allenApr 7, 20222 minCoffee ShopWhen I was 22 I worked in a coffee shop across from one of the train stations in Manchester city centre. I worked through the winter....
fionna_inward_allenApr 7, 20223 minEulogyDad, you died in a hospital gown, a sick and frail man, from late-stage dementia. But that’s not how we choose to remember you… We want...
fionna_inward_allenMar 20, 20221 minMy New StreetYesterday I met my new neighbour Fiona. We stood across the street, gate and pavement, conversation cut by the wind and it felt like the...
fionna_inward_allenMar 20, 20221 minSylvanian Dinner PartyMy nephew made a dinner party. It made me miss everything about my childhood; how my mum would just leave me to play and I’d get to...