Matthew Munson: Life as a single, adoptive parent, poetry and an extra dance session
I took part in an academic research survey this week. The survey was about single parents who have adopted, and […]
I took part in an academic research survey this week. The survey was about single parents who have adopted, and […]
The holidays have come to an end. I have a complicated relationship with seasonal holidays. I thoroughly love spending time […]
Easter is done. Are you replete with sugary treats? Have you eaten your body weight in chocolate? I think Bryan’s […]
Easter is upon us, as is the end of term. I’m not religious, so the Christian meaning of Easter isn’t […]
This weekend has proved to be a busy one. Bryan and I have travelled across the south coast to visit […]
This week has been a special one, as we’ve celebrated Bryan’s 13th birthday. I’m still reeling from the shock of […]
Do you ever have those dreams that are so outlandishly weird that you wonder what the hell is going through […]
It was my turn to come down with the plague this past week. By the time last week’s column was […]
I vehemently dislike being ill. Worse than that is seeing my family ill, and it’s been hard this last week […]
We hosted an unwanted visitor at Casa de Munson this week – a virus that made Bryan feel a bit […]
A usual week in Casa de Munson often revolves around making sure Bryan gets to school and his dance lessons […]
I’m now officially back at university, just one day a week this term. Being part-time, I do three modules in […]
Pantos, in my mind at least, are something for Christmas. I’ve never gone to a panto other than in the […]
In a couple of weeks, I go back to university after what feels like an eternity but, in reality, is […]
I did something a bit unusual this weekend – I spent an hour on a huge bouncy castle. It’s not […]
Happy New Year to you all. I hope the first week into 2024 hasn’t been all that painful, particularly if […]
Betwixtmas is here – that funny time between Christmas and New Year where all rules of time and space are […]
Well, there you have it. Christmas is here; ho, ho, ho, and all that jazz. As you might imagine, Christmas […]
We’re onto the final countdown now; Christmas is less than two weeks away. School has broken up, and I don’t […]
There’s always a week, leading up to Christmas, that is incredibly busy. You find yourself thinking, “How the hell am […]
I’m living life close to the edge with this week’s column, writing it first thing on Sunday morning instead of […]
I’m writing this week’s column on Friday, as I have a quiet half an hour before my university course starts, […]
It’s 36 days until Christmas, and I’m astounded that Christmas trees are appearing in windows already. I’m not in any […]
Working from home is not something I’d ever thought I’d do. Some of my jobs in my 26 years of […]
Halloween is over. Long live Christmas. The first of November has come and gone, and most traces of Halloween have […]
Blink and you’ll miss it. That’s how the October half-term has felt this year. I can’t quite comprehend how it’s […]
It’s early on Sunday morning, and I’m sat quietly in a hotel room in Central London. An unusual spot, perhaps, […]
Universities are famous for their libraries – aren’t they? A university or a college certainly wouldn’t be complete without one. […]
It seems likely that we’re heading for an election in the next months or so, and you might think me […]
I’m a university student. That still feels strange to say, but it’s become a fact of life now. I’m 42, […]
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