Fragments
Two Swimming in the harbour at Gorran Haven in Cornwall on a lovely summer's afternoon. After Dad dives in like an Olympic champion, he comes up for air on the beach and announces that he has lost his top denture. The harbour waters are deep but crystal clear. Even with the assistance of a local fisherman in a rowing boat the precious denture cannot be found. Three The New Forest, Hampshire, We were staying in a small touring caravan site. I cannot remember the exact details of my annoyance but my parents had been getting at me for some reason and the frustration had built up inside me like a balloon that was ready to explode. I was perhaps five years old but I stormed out of our caravan (American: trailer) and told them I was running away and would never come back. I was gone for a couple of hours - stumbling across nearby heathland that was tall with summer bracken. I created a hollow where I lay down still angry with the nameless injustice of it all. However, slowly I cam...