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A former southerner, Paula is pleased to have gravitated 300 miles northwards to live in Cumbria, where the lakes provide better walking than the average London street. A varied working life has seen Paula pursue careers in teaching, social work and insurance, as well as a stint as a restaurateur in the Isle of Man. A keen eye for story and a sharp sense of humour characterise her work, which ranges in tone from the darkly memorable short tale A Cumbrian Soldier to the light-hearted poem Camper Van Man. Paula originated the idea for the latest collection of poems from Mungrisdale Writers, dating@60 and other tribulations. Paula has indeed dated at sixty and knows that life provides no straightforward answers. She can be spotted from time to time walking round lakes, looking longingly at border collies and cooking delicious meals for her visitors |
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| Showcase (18 Jan 09) | |
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| My jowls are a-sagging, my eyes, they are bagging and the crow has walked all around them. My stomach is fatter, my ankles are thicker and everything's moving on downward. I've little blue veins would look better in cheese packed in plastic, sell-by-date looming. BUT, there's a hand on my thigh going ever so high and it's really moving quite quickly. My head is so light my heart pumps with fright my mind it is spinning I think he is winning He has wined me and dined me and been oh so romantic but now I've a feeling that something's expected. Well, I've been here before when I was much younger and tauter and fitter with plenty to offer And I'm still not sure how to answer that question 'Do I, or don't I ?' and 'Will he or won't he, respect me?' While my lips do these kisses I'm not sure of my wishes. I'd like to comply with whatever he's wanting and go for this moment. But, if I don't make it, what then? My heart at sixty, broken, again. |
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