Story Archive
March 2008
Monday 03 March 2008
"The Reverend Mother was horrified and the teaching nun began to cry…what are we going to do?"
Wednesday 05 March 2008
"I just completely broke down. He knew the silent treatment was the way to get to me…"
Thursday 06 March 2008
"I was shocked and horrified at the time…it was a tragic accident."
Friday 07 March 2008
"I thought to myself, 'Oh my goodness, I wish I hadn’t come up'."
Monday 10 March 2008
"I had been very interested in the activity that had been going on…I was particularly impressed with the people who had the nerve to do that."
Tuesday 11 March 2008
"I had no sense of disgust. I had no sense of a waste of life…"
Friday 14 March 2008
"I was totally out of breath, completely wrecked and trying to explain what had happened..."
Monday 17 March 2008
"I watched him intently…and by this stage I could hardly breathe"
Tuesday 18 March 2008
"This was the day that I was to receive my ticket to freedom…"
Wednesday 19 March 2008
"I was so mortified I wanted to crawl into the drain and die…"
Thursday 20 March 2008
"That night when I went to my room I felt there was something niggling at me…"
Friday 21 March 2008
"It was a very important thing for everyone…I felt hopeful but also afraid"
Monday 24 March 2008
"There was a peace and quietness there. It was as if no person had ever been there before."
Tuesday 25 March 2008
"Fat Harry said 'When we came to this house, we got the same cups & saucers you use. Other houses keep special cups for binmen.' "
Wednesday 26 March 2008
"It was a traumatic day...As I grew up I realised what a very lucky escape I had..."
Thursday 27 March 2008
"That night gave me so much confidence in myself. It was so significant in my life. It gave me the power to ask a girl out."
Friday 28 March 2008
"Suddenly it dawned on me that the staples weren't important and that my life did not belong in this field."
Saturday 29 March 2008
"I suppose that day I lost some innocence, but it would not be very long before every boy and girl in the street knew the difference"
Sunday 30 March 2008
"I am quite convinced that my guardian angel was watching over me that day."
Monday 31 March 2008
"My tears were all dried up and there was a smile on my face... I was really happy. The abiding memory is the kindness of that old woman."
