The initial clarity on waking up is startling. It’s like someone’s taken the blinkers off. Or the clouds have lifted after twenty years. But then the pangs of regret, shame and despair start crashing in. In waves. When these moments become routine in relation to regular (for me – mostly daily) alcohol consumption. This shit […]
Tom was interested. Perennially. He held this non-judgmental pause during conversation. His probing questions appealed to me. I struggle with small talk and his capacity to get involved and navigate my meanderings was impressive. And he played guitar. I’d never met someone who could play, to be frank. He was already a hero in my […]
He looked at me like I was cracked. I was. Am. He was a proper guitarist. I could play the G chord if I concentrated and sucked up the pain. A year had passed since Uni. 3 years since our first drinking sessions listening to the Roses and staying up till 9am the next day […]
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