A compilation of short story's and poems about love, life and coping with adversity.
About living each day as though it were your last until one day you're right. Learning to laugh at yourself and with others, and above all never giving up.
I started writing after the death of my only child in 1980. Gary, suffered from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and died at the age of 17. Part of me died with him. I started writing down my feelings hoping it would help me come to terms with a future without my beloved son, and the floodgates of creativity opened and have stayed open ever since.
I found that writing about my pain, and later about the pain of others, had a healing effect. I'll never be the person I was before losing my child, but I like the person I am now. I believe myself to be stronger, more able to cope with simple everyday problems. I like to think I'm more loving and caring. I try to pack as much into my life as possible as I know through experience how tenuous our hold on life is.
One thing I'm grateful for is that I got to tell my son every day how much I loved him, being aware that each day could be his last.
While the fierce pain of my grief has faded to an ache over the years, there are still times when I'm overwhelmed with grief. A smell, a sound, a curly haired child can transport me back to that October day 25 years ago and I'm inconsolable. I imagine that's the way it is for all parents of lost children.
My first attempts at writing had a bitter and humorless theme, but as time went by my writing changed to reflect the changes that were taking place within me. I can pinpoint each step of my journey back from the brink by my poems. Mostly I write humorous things about the aging process now and how it's affecting me personally.
I hope you enjoy my attempt at short story writing. I certainly enjoyed writing them.
excerpts from her biographical book "I'm Almost There"
can be read at the address below
June Wilson's published political book can be found at
You may not agree with her political views but you will never doubt her passion and commitment.
