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‘I hate to generalise, but ...’ What Uber driving has taught me about humanity

‘I hate to generalise, but ...’ What Uber driving has taught me about humanity

Lawyers always know a “faster” route. Kids hate talking to strangers. Women are scared. And sometimes, talkative 20-somethings just nail it.

  • by Wallace Noble

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‘Does a spirit level measure happiness?’ The cute things kids ask during woodwork

‘Does a spirit level measure happiness?’ The cute things kids ask during woodwork

Building a stick fence and cubby house provides a bunch of children – and one grown man – with lessons in collaboration.

  • by Dugald Jellie
Blue beads, a cap, a cup … How everyday objects can generate joy – and heartbreak

Blue beads, a cap, a cup … How everyday objects can generate joy – and heartbreak

Our love for some seemingly ordinary things is about more than materialistic desire.

  • by Patti Miller
Grieving my friend, I began crashing the funerals of strangers

Grieving my friend, I began crashing the funerals of strangers

A premature death leaves a fellow mother searching for answers in burial rites.

  • by Cherie Gilmour
‘Do not contact me again’: The sudden death of a friendship

‘Do not contact me again’: The sudden death of a friendship

What happens when a long-standing mate abruptly dumps you?

  • by Ian Cuthbertson
I love to cry at weddings. At a family do in India, I had ample opportunity

I love to cry at weddings. At a family do in India, I had ample opportunity

Attending one couple’s four ceremonies over three days was a riot of colour, movement – and emotion.

  • by Sunil Badami
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Why this BBC radio show sends me to sleep

Why this BBC radio show sends me to sleep

The Shipping Forecast provides a soothing soporific for the insomniac.

  • by Grace Linden
When it came to DIY, I’d always felt helpless. A broken dishwasher fixed that

When it came to DIY, I’d always felt helpless. A broken dishwasher fixed that

Squaring up to the challenge of a busted whitegood taps into a moment of primal satisfaction.

  • by Paul Connolly
‘I felt strongly that my job was to guard Samuel’

‘I felt strongly that my job was to guard Samuel’

The dog, autumn leaves, a morning walk – and the discovery of a dead teen. Dealing with deep sadness – and an immense feeling of responsibility and care.

  • by Phil Nott
‘Students don’t want to be your friend, they want to know where they stand’

‘Students don’t want to be your friend, they want to know where they stand’

There’s more paperwork and less time to support new colleagues. A teacher reflects on the highs and lows of 50 years in the classroom.

  • by Ned Manning
What makes a parent look up from their phone? My new life as a swim coach

What makes a parent look up from their phone? My new life as a swim coach

Teaching kids to propel themselves through the water takes a particular kind of skill. Then there are the adults.

  • by Alan Attwood

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