As most readers already know, my brother has an intellectual disability, which among other things affects his short-term memory. But whilst he forgets where he puts his shoes, he never forgets what he’s had for lunch or dinner. In fact, he loves his food so...
I was planning to take a good break from writing this month. I thought August would be perfect for this, you know with not much happening and the summer heat taking its toll. I was secretly hoping that everyone would go into holiday mode and...
To be read on 12th February 2020 Dear son, Please put down your 5D video game and any other electronic device you might be attached to at this moment and read this. It will only take a few minutes, I promise. It’s your Birthday today and I can’t...
With so much terror and sadness going on around the world, from Russia to Gaza and from Cambodia to Libya, this week I experienced the irresistible urge to bury my head in the sand and block it all out. The frustration came not only from the...
I’m writing this before yesterday’s EP elections, and just before I had my arm placed in a sling following minor surgery to my shoulder. Over the past few months you are likely to have noticed that for this year’s EP elections I decided to openly endorse...
Last week, I met a good (albeit weird) friend of mine who had had a week from hell and was dying to spill the beans to someone. By Friday evening she was seething through gritted teeth and some time during our first bottle of wine,...
Let me make a couple things clear from the start: I will not wear a veil to cover my face if my life depended on it, and visions of women being forced to do so by their husbands or their religion make me sick. Having said...
I’m fully aware that the police’s job is not to attract tourists to Malta, and I know that it’s certainly not in their interest to attract more mischievous young students to our shores, but for peace’s sake, do they have to make our little islands...
The whole ‘taking an oath’ process has always fascinated me. The sheer assumption that people are Catholic and that they would think twice about taking a false oath in front of a crucifix or a Bible, always seemed naïve and presumptuous, at least to me. Given...
I am all for freedom of expression and, I fully understand that this is hardest to allow when you disagree with what is being expressed. So, when I saw a spot advert that was produced by our very own far-right party, Imperium Europa being aired...