Issac John·Jun 18, 2025Things that strike me on Remembrance DayIt shouldn’t be called Death Anniversary. Instead, a Remembrance day makes it easier to bear.
Issac John·Apr 9, 2023Being gullible on EasterI miss Dad the most during Holy week every year and the thing I miss the most, is something I used to dislike as a child.
Issac John·Dec 8, 2022WaitingIt’s a verb but it’s also a being. Like someone breathing, living, next to you. Most often in life we hate this other being. We detest…
Issac John·Jun 19, 2022The walks that made meA predominant memory of my childhood was walking to places with Dad. I mean bakeries, restaurants, school, churches, playgrounds - any…A response icon1A response icon1
Issac John·Jun 18, 2021The seasoned journeymanIt was the summer of 2007 and I was twenty four. It was my first year as a working, responsible adult and yet looking back, I now have…
Issac John·Sep 15, 2020Kids, angst and aliensIt was the kind of event that was insignificant enough to be forgotten yet memorable enough to merit an account here. Over six months ago…A response icon2A response icon2
Issac John·Aug 9, 2020Spilled wineIt’s the mark of a dance that wobbled and the stain on the tablecloth, on which a cake lay sprawled in waiting.
Issac John·Jul 19, 2020Death and her friend, an exchangeIt’s been a month since Dad’s passing. In his absence, the nostalgia of his presence is all I have.
