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Why Christmas is for Babies (and that means us)

Posted on December 2, 2016 by

I go into Advent empty. Normally I enjoy taking apart cultural constructions and showing the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes, as it were. It turns out the same is true of me. Solid ground and certainties seem to bend in … Continue reading →

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Why Advent is for the Aching

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

I used to think of advent as the count-down until time for present buying had evaporated. I used to feel super smug if I had got them all bought by the time the first seven windows were open, and feel … Continue reading →

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