Helena RuesThe first time I cried as a Social WorkerI was in the shower and I sobbed as my shoulders sagged with the awareness of reality, with the realisation of what people’s lives could…Sep 9, 2020Sep 9, 2020
Helena RuesThere was a dead dog in the freezer.Your daughter always came over on a Friday with a smell that left your nostrils crying and you say you never knew why.Dec 18, 2019Dec 18, 2019
Helena RuesLearning to Slow DownAt five years old my school report said ‘Helena rushes through her writing, missing out words and needs to learn to slow down’.Jul 28, 20191Jul 28, 20191
Helena RuesAre you going to walk me home?Spring in Edinburgh. What a joke. At 9 degrees everyone — the dog walker, the lady at the bus stop, the regular who came in for his 2pm…May 5, 20191May 5, 20191
Helena RuesIt’s just normalWhen I close my eyes I dream of sunshine and the smell of your hair.Apr 28, 2019Apr 28, 2019
Helena RuesWe still slept in on Sunday’sWhen I told him I loved him I thought the earth was going to shake.Apr 18, 20191Apr 18, 20191
Helena RuesSome Mornings — A Short Short StorySometimes it’s hard to get out of bed.Apr 10, 2019Apr 10, 2019
