🎙 Podcast Episode Description  This short literary podcast features a reading of my poem Where Do I Begin to See the Start of You , written in memory of my father. Misunderstood throughout his life, he grew up in foster care, was later sent to borstal, and carried hidden struggles that today I recognise as signs of undiagnosed autism. The poem reflects on a boy who smiled through sorrow, masked his true self, and was judged harshly by a world that never understood him. Looking back now, with a modern understanding of autism and neurodiversity, I honour the beauty of his mind and the resilience of his spirit. This is both a personal elegy and a wider reminder: how many lives have been marked by silence, masks, and misunderstanding — when what was needed was acceptance, compassion, and pride. Where do I begin to see the start of you When did you become the person that I knew A boy in troubled times So sad behind the smiles Whatever did they do  to rob the soul of you? What l...

Ruin When sleep won't come the ghosts appear, they never left just disappeared for too short a time. I remember the old days when you were mine. What fun we had, crazy mad,  and glad to be alive. The goodness died. The fabulous faded into jaded memories, tarnished stories, errors too loud to quiet  in the night. The ghosts walk  so tall, so proud, and we march with them to ruin © 2020 Tale Teller Club Mouse Pad £11.21 £18.67 (40% off) Bucket Hat £17.94 £22.44 (20% off) iPhone Magsafe Tough Case £34.93 £46.57 (25% off) Dad Hat £18.51 £21.80 (15% off) Desk Mat £24.96 £41.60 (40% off) Baseball Cap £17.42 £21.80 (20% off) Active T-Shirt £27.78 £30.87 (10% off) Baseball ¾ Sleeve T-Shirt £21.23 £28.30 (25% off) Classic T-Shirt £15.35 £20.46 (25% off) Graphic T-Shirt £22.30 £27.86 (20% off) Lightweight Hoodie £28.72 £35.91 (20% off) Lightweight Sweatshirt £26.59 £33.25 (20% off) Long Sleeve T-Shirt £21.00 £26.23 (20% off) Premium T-Shirt £23.74 £31.63 (25% off) Pullover Hoodie...