So here we are at the last tale. Thank you for listening. It’s still never too late to add comments or ratings and I can be contacted at [email protected] for castigation and online abuse.The Assessment is for everyone who works in mental health services. We don’t always get it right, but we keep trying. Someone has to. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
May 9, 2021
19 min
This is the second last of my tales, for now at least. I’m going to try and get them published, so if anyone has any tips or connections, don’t be shy. Also, it’s never too late to add a rating or a comment.This is a simple father and son story, set in Ireland and in London. I hope you enjoy it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 30, 2021
27 min
Today’s tale is called The Ambassador. What is the universe made of? And could it have turned out differently? For example, if conditions had been slightly altered in the early moments following the Big Bang, might there be far more antimatter and far less matter than there is? We might then be anti-humans. Or perhaps we already are. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 23, 2021
9 min
Today’s story, Medium Secure, is set in a psychiatric hospital for people who have committed criminal offences. I’ve worked in mental health services for most of my life and although there is much pain and sorrow, there is also, the prospect of recovery, rehabilitation and hope. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 17, 2021
24 min
Today’s story is called Iris Crescent. Suburban London often seems sleepy and quiet, especially these days. But scratch beneath the surface and all manner of peculiar things might be found. Some of them terrible, some of them terrifying, some of them even worse. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 11, 2021
18 min
Today’s story is called I’ll Give You Chesil Beach. Those of you who have been to this rather wonderful location will know that it’s the kind of place where very strange things might happen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Apr 4, 2021
13 min
Today’s story is called ‘What Colour is your Violence?’, and is my reflection on Black Lives Matter protests in London. As a writer you have to take risks. You might get it wrong, but you have to try. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mar 27, 2021
15 min
Today’s story is called The Pillar Box. Brexit has been so much fun, don’t you think? And it looks as if it will just keep on giving. But really, how bad do you think it could get? If you’re Irish that is. Sit back and let’s see. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mar 21, 2021
13 min
Today’s story is simply called Goodbye. An old man struggles to come to terms with his fading memory. A tragic experience that affects, or will affect so many of us. But what if the memories themselves should be left in the past? What if that older person is a much better human being than the one that memory can no longer reach? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mar 14, 2021
22 min
Today’s story is called Southside 1962. Ireland must have been a difficult place to emigrate to in the 1960s. A woman looks after her new born child and daydreams in South Dublin, all those years ago. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mar 7, 2021
20 min
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