SHOPPING TROLLEY

We met at Uni. I knew she flirted with other guys but I turned a blind eye. Juliet was really attractive, you see. 

EMBARASSING EPIPHANY

By Diane Southam

It was parents' open evening at my infant school in Slough. I was five years old. The teacher asked me to stand in front of the class and hold up my rather splendid picture for parents and classmates to admire. I felt so proud.

SAAB SELLER

By Jason Jones

I was lying on the sofa munching on a bag of crisps, watching a documentary on Gandhi. That wonderfully pared-down statement of his  - 'We must be the change we want to see in the world' - really hit home. I’d always blamed politicians for everything that was wrong in my world, from parking fines to melting icebergs – a convenient 'out' for a couch potato with a conscience. I sold my Saab and bought a bicycle.

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By Jim McCluskey

On Sunday, as part of the CND 50th Anniversary International Conference, I attended a round-table discussion of about thirty people, chaired by a senator from Canada and including experts from around the world in various scientific fields. 

Straight talking from nonogenerian Marie Rudisill, aunt of writer Truman Capote, also known as the Fruitcake Lady. 

As you dash outdoors in the middle of winter, you might make it halfway down the street before realising that your ears are freezing because you forgot your hat.  

Now, scientists have shown that even though you've had an apparent memory lapse, your brain never forgot what you should have done.

By Bjorn Carey