It’s been a month since the last season of Foundation ended, and I still miss it. It’s one of those shows that lingers long after the credits roll. I keep thinking about the ending. Demerzel, Brother Dusk, the Mule. I’m still trying to make sense of it all. The writing in Foundation has always…
Tag: New Beginnings
Everyone
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Back-to-School Checklist for Reception & Year 1: A Gentle Guide for Mothers
The first day of school feels like a milestone for both child and parent. One minute they’re tumbling around in playgroups and nursery, and the next they’re pulling on a school jumper and stepping into a new world. It can be exciting, emotional, and yes, slightly overwhelming. Between uniforms, lunches,…
Birth Stories
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I Thought I Was Having a Stroke
Rylie, A First-Time Mother’s Journey I was 35 when I became a mother for the first time. Pregnancy had always felt like something I might never get to experience. Not because anything was wrong, but because life simply moved in other directions. There were career changes, delays, and the constant…
Behind the Stethoscope
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The Silent Goodbye
Max had been working in the Emergency Department for nearly a year. Today was his last day on the rotation. It was a date he had mentally circled weeks in advance. Not because he was eager to leave, but because endings matter to people like Max. He was one of…
Everyday lives
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Corporate Lawyer, Age 36
My name is Hammond. 6:30 AMAlarm goes off. I lie there for a bit, checking the news and replying to a couple of messages. One is from Sarah asking if I slept well. I reply with a “more or less” and a smiley. That’s how we text. Straightforward, with just…
Medics
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Finding Your Footing in the NHS
Stepping into a new role as an international medical graduate (IMG) in the NHS is a life-changing journey. It’s more than a career move. It is an adventure into a new culture, a different way of working, and a new community. While the thought of unfamiliar systems and expectations can…
Stories from the Future
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What if you could live forever…
Welcome to Earth as it is now. Not a distant dream or a sci-fi fantasy, but the reality that our great-great-great-great-grandchildren now call home. A world where food is limitless, disease and death no longer exist, and humans can live forever. Work? Optional. Money? somewhat obsolete. AI companions? Everywhere. Life? Designed to be enjoyed. This is a place where space is no longer…