Around this time of year I’m always tempted to write about the one person whose existence has significantly shaped my life and essentially my entire world. It was on this day, 34 years ago, that my brother David was born. At birth he was suffering from...
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...
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IMPORTANT Disclaimer - this blog is not to be consumed literally. If you lack the sarcastic gene, please skip to the crosswords. During my years at University, two of my very best friends hailed from Mellieha. To be perfectly honest, I always knew that something wasn't quite...
This story appeared in today's Pink Magazine. If you are here for Alex's email - here it is - alexinmalta@gmail.com Last month the popular trading site Maltapark featured a rather unusual classified advert. Unfortunately just a few hours after it was uploaded, the advert was removed...
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This article was first published on Pink November 2011 Charlene was nursing a dying mother, while having been diagnosed with a fatal disease herself. Only days after Antonia was buried, her daughter was admitted for treatment in the same ward she had just died in. For...
Bill Cosby is back in the headlines, and not for the right reasons, but he once said that ‘if you can find humour in anything, you can survive it’, and from all the philosophy, psychology and theology that I’ve dabbled with, (and believe me I’ve...
In October 2011, this piece was named a Finalist in "America's Funniest Humor!"(TM) Writing Contest held by HumorPress.com, one of the Internet's highest-ranking humor contest sites. This is where I speculate on the speculum and get intimate with the misunderstandings and blunders that come out of...
This feature was first published in Pink Magazine - for the original article click here It is often assumed that people with physical or intellectual disabilities are either not capable of having romantic relationships, or should not be having any sexual contact. However, Marilyn Spiteri, Inspire’s...