The Vanishing of Margaret Small

by Neil Alexander

This is what happens when I worry about something, you see. The worry takes over, I get obsessed, and then I can’t think straight. I can’t think of anything else. It makes me so tired. When it happens, I just want to go to bed and sleep. It’s the only way to stop my mind racing. It’s the only way to get some peace.

‘Your disability is no longer a barrier, Margaret. Don’t ever let it limit you. Don’t ever let it stop you from doing what you want.’