Family Conversations

You open a kitchen drawer looking for something practical and find an old wooden spoon with a worn handle. It is not especially beautiful or…

A family conversation drifts towards an old photograph, and someone says, “That picture is so you.” Perhaps you are laughing, carrying too many picnic bags…

You hear yourself using a familiar expression and suddenly realise exactly where it came from. It belonged to a parent, friend, neighbour, teacher or workmate…

You are looking through an old box when you find a photograph of yourself standing somewhere you have not visited for years. Your clothes look…

You are sitting at the table when someone points to an old photograph and asks, “What was happening here?” The question sounds small, but it…

The curtains are opened at roughly the same time each morning. The kettle goes on, the radio murmurs in the background, and a familiar mug…

The kettle has just boiled, rain is tapping against the window, and someone places your usual mug beside you without asking. Nothing remarkable has happened,…

The same dish appears on the table every year. Someone tells the same old story, another person groans at the familiar punchline, and the youngest…