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A Tribute to My Dad, Ray ‘The Print’ Scanlon 27/7/55 – 13/10/22

A Tribute to My Dad, Ray ‘The Print’ Scanlon 27/7/55 – 13/10/22

Posted on 10 November 20229 September 2023Author racheltoywrites_adminPosted in Reflections

My lovely Dad sadly died in hospital this Autumn after a long period of illness. His funeral was on the 9th November 2022 at West Herts Crematorium and I was very pleased to write and read out my own personal tribute to him. Here it is below, for posterity

My Favourite Place

My Favourite Place

Posted on 10 September 20229 September 2023Author racheltoywrites_adminPosted in Reflections

As I crossed over the busy road from Charing Cross station one Saturday morning in May, a year after the new Millennium had started, my head still pounded with work issues. It had been a tough week in my fledgling IT career, proving myself with some particularly complicated problems to solve. I was exhausted but…

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I’m Rachel — writer, memory keeper, and lifelong gatherer of stories.

This is my quiet corner of the internet, where I share personal essays, fragments from works in progress, and reflections on the textures of memory.

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