The Likely Resolutions of Oliver Clock

by Jane Riley

‘You know, Oliver, sometimes life has a strange way of showing us it cares. And the act of accepting this can be the hardest thing to do.’

I was only listening how I always listened – two ears on full alert, eyes attentive and mind focused.

I had to remember what I didn’t want as much as what I did want. Instead of calling out stupidly, pointlessly, for someone else to help me, I had to help myself.

realised that being single and lonely was better than being taken and unhappy.