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Nuggets of the m/other land

The sigh escaped, Val internally deflating as she released her breath. And breathe, she told herself.

Dec 1 • Fiona Peacock

November 2025

It’s all about the body

Val rarely thought of her mother these days.

Nov 1 • Fiona Peacock

October 2025

The master's toolbox is very deep (and sticky)

It was like being drunk, this immersion in playful relationship.

Oct 7 • Fiona Peacock

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September 2025

Conducting kinship…that’s what mothers do

The rain was still relentless, its hammering on the windows echoing the rising din in the food hall.

Sep 1 • Fiona Peacock

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August 2025

What is work?

The room was definitely filling up. The noise levels were rising. Her body registered it as a threat, even though her head knew it wasn’t one.

Aug 1 • Fiona Peacock

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July 2025

Growing with the troubled

The door opened and Val saw Graham standing there, holding it, looking left and right, searching for her.

Jul 1 • Fiona Peacock

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June 2025

Challenge: fear and growth

Val glanced at her watch again.

Jun 1 • Fiona Peacock

May 2025

Engaging: mini-moments of meeting

Graham looked at his watch.

May 4 • Fiona Peacock

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April 2025

Structure makes for safety

The outside of the service station seemed constructed of almost as many shades of indistinct grey as her memories.

Apr 1 • Fiona Peacock

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March 2025

Being organised and being persistent and maybe a bit pedantically boring - relationship between m/other and father

“I’m really sorry, but I need the toilet.”

Mar 1 • Fiona Peacock

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February 2025

The courage to be nothing, be bored, and to graft away for no reason: the craft of care

Any change brings disturbance. Lights going. Lights coming back, but dimmer. The shiver in the room was palpable.

Feb 1 • Fiona Peacock

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January 2025

The craft of maintenance: m/other tongue, epistemic gestation, and the wonder of growing together

It felt stressful walking into the jewellers — not something he usually did.

Jan 1 • Fiona Peacock

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