Author Archives: babskirby

I found out when I was ten that I’d been adopted and felt completely exhilarated. Yes, I know, so many children can’t believe that their embarrassing parents are for real, but in my case, mine weren’t. Yippee, I thought. In those days, it wasn’t the fashion to tell children these things, like it is now,Continue reading “A Mountain to Climb”

I sat in my basement study, trying to revise for an exam – I needed to be able to regurgitate some facts and figures. My concentration was shot. A stream of light filtered through the slated blinds, and the dust motes danced. My mind went off on a complete tangent. Were these fairies? Would theyContinue reading “A Trick of the Light”