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Texts to Mum in the afterlife

December 27, 2013 By Shelley Wood

2013-04-05 8:40 AM So that's that. Where do I send these now? To remove you from my Rogers My-5 would be to admit you're gone. … [Read more...] about Texts to Mum in the afterlife

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Faulty Parts, Airborne

November 23, 2013 By Shelley Wood

Anyone seated in rows 8 to 12 was wrong to assume that my disappearing salad would be the most compelling diversion on flight 2369 from Dallas. … [Read more...] about Faulty Parts, Airborne

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Speakeasy, Halloween 2013

November 4, 2013 By Shelley Wood

Our San Francisco hotel isn't right in the Tenderloin district but it's close enough to know that the costumes of some are the lives of others. … [Read more...] about Speakeasy, Halloween 2013

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On the record

October 18, 2013 By Shelley Wood

Interviewer: Dog. Wake up. I want to interview you. Dog: Mmmmphhh. Interviewer: Dog! Dog: Where? What? What's happening! … [Read more...] about On the record

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Talk of ages

October 8, 2013 By Shelley Wood

We saw three shows in three nights in London, which is a big giveaway. It tells you plenty about my notion of a night out in one of the world's greatest cities. … [Read more...] about Talk of ages

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Bequeathed

September 28, 2013 By Shelley Wood

Mum was no frump; she had style. The week after she died, a man I didn't know stopped me in the park outside her house and gave me a hug. … [Read more...] about Bequeathed

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