Our Father Who Art……

Today is my first experience of Fathers Day since the old man’s passing in October. Ordinarily it’d be an event … More

Unachievable Aspirations?

Perching my posterior on a dining chair ready to commence today’s prose, the whirring of power tools are my uninvited … More

Twenty eight years ago today I became a father for the first time following my son Jonny joining the cast … More

On this day in mid-1960’s Kirskstall, Leeds my younger brother Ian made his appearance into the world. Born at home, … More

Sunday 20th May – Yesterday, chez Strachan’s lunchtime was graced with the presence of my son Jonny and his fiancée … More

Thursday 17th May – I’m sat writing this monologue at the salon of my mum’s hairdresser. My attendance here that … More

Saturday 5th May – It would have been my dad’s birthday today – The first since his passing last October. … More

Thursday 26th April – Yesterday evening, my spouse treat me to a splendid birthday curry in a Leeds city centre … More

Friday 25th April – My existential odyssey began on this day in the 1960’s; the location of delivery a West … More