gam106Aug 30, 20211 min readADRIFT - a poemWe built a boat, my sweetheart and I, And set off into the deep, blue sea. It won't be easy, my mother cried, And nor did we expect it to...
gam106Apr 2, 20212 min readThe Miners' StrikeMy Dad was a miner in and around the Strike of 1984. A pretty monumental piece of British history, and my Dad was involved…although I was...
gam106Mar 1, 20212 min readA small Tribute to the NHSAs my Dad lay dying, I desperately wanted him to wake up, just for a moment, so he could listen to the woman in the next bed. She had...
gam106Feb 15, 20212 min readBarnsley in my veinsMy Dad died recently. And as I walked around Barnsley on the day of his funeral, I said to myself: “I suppose this could be the last time...