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April 5, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Jordan Luck Knows

When Oscar was born there were many phone calls. So, at the end of that most magical day, the birth of our son – a delivery where we’d waited much longer than just the nine specified months to meet him – I get this call. And though my phone had been ringing all day this […]
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March 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Jordan Luck Cares

When my son was born I got a call from Jordan Luck. He phoned me  – because, like many, he’d seen the mention of the new baby online. He had my number because I’d interviewed him just a few months before and he had asked me if I was a dad. I’d told him that […]
Posted in Blog, Mixtapes · Tagged Baby, Birth, Dad, Father, Jordan Luck, Jordan Luck Cares, Oscar, Poem, Poem: Jordan Luck Cares, The Dance Exponents, The Exponents ·

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April 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Miscarriages Made My Marriage Stronger 

I phoned a mate last week to ask a cheeky favour and in catching up I asked how things had been. “Better now”, he started. I gulped. I had pretty much guessed what was coming next. “We had a rough month last month”. Another pause. “We had a miscarriage…and you know all about that right?”  I nodded to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Birth, Children, Hospital, Kids, Marriage, Miscarriages, Miscarriages Made My Marriage Stronger, Parent Writer, Parenting, Parenting Writing, Parents, Spinoff Parents, The Spinoff, Writing ·

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February 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 100 Birth

It was meant to be a home-birth. 1984 and Michelle was pregnant – we moved into the top floor of this huge old warehouse space on Wakefield Street that was impossible to heat. They were strange days – the Spines was on hold while Wendy and Ross went off to other bands for a time […]
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