Helena Rues·Sep 9, 2020The first time I cried as a Social WorkerI was in the shower and I sobbed as my shoulders sagged with the awareness of reality, with the realisation of what people’s lives could…
Helena Rues·Dec 18, 2019There was a dead dog in the freezer.Your daughter always came over on a Friday with a smell that left your nostrils crying and you say you never knew why.
Helena Rues·Jul 28, 2019Learning to Slow DownAt five years old my school report said ‘Helena rushes through her writing, missing out words and needs to learn to slow down’.A response icon1A response icon1
Helena Rues·May 5, 2019Are you going to walk me home?Spring in Edinburgh. What a joke. At 9 degrees everyone — the dog walker, the lady at the bus stop, the regular who came in for his 2pm…
Helena Rues·Apr 28, 2019It’s just normalWhen I close my eyes I dream of sunshine and the smell of your hair.
Helena Rues·Apr 18, 2019We still slept in on Sunday’sWhen I told him I loved him I thought the earth was going to shake.A response icon1A response icon1
