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Wise Benedictines
I came out last Saturday. As a Benedictine. Maybe I exaggerate. I haven’t taken any vows. I haven’t decided to lock myself away in a monastery. (Unless…
May 17
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Jo Clifford
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And the voice said....
There’s quite a long back story to this one. I started it two weeks ago; telling the story of how I heard a voice twice in my head. And how this…
May 9
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Jo Clifford
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The Second Time I Heard A Voice In My Head
(and an admission of guilt)
May 2
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Jo Clifford
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April 2024
the first time I heard a voice in my head
(and it led me to become a playwright)
Apr 25
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Jo Clifford
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Bintou
(the final episode)
Apr 18
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Jo Clifford
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When empathy is lost....
I’m haunted by the story of Charlie. He was a young trans boy who for years was bullied and misgendered at school. He had great difficulty at expressing…
Apr 10
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Jo Clifford
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Why I wish JK Rowling well
Imagine being the most famous and wealthiest writer in the world. Imagine being so immensely talented and so immensely rewarded for your talent. Imagine…
Apr 3
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Jo Clifford
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March 2024
What's so good about this Friday?
WhenI was a child I truly believed that Jesus died on the cross for us. I was told that death by crucifixion was the most painful death that could be…
Mar 29
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Jo Clifford
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BINTOU scene 3
It’s so painful this scene. But not just painful: there’s another dimension to it, somehow, where pain is transcended and everything makes sense. In the…
Mar 27
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Jo Clifford
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BINTOU Scene 2: JAZZ
One of the many amazing things about translation is that it takes you to places you would never dare go to yourself. And never be able to go to either…
Mar 20
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Jo Clifford
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BINTOU by Koffi Kwahulé
Scene 1: Temptation
Mar 15
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Jo Clifford
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I don't know what it is to have a mother
I never want to think about Mother’s Day. And I didn’t want to again today. Not this grey cold day where I’ve stayed alone at home because I can’t face…
Mar 10
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