Michele Kirsch

  • Life in the Slow Lane. About six years ago I joined one of those jokey, purposeless Facebook groups. We never meet up, we never do anything fun, […]

  • I’m Insanely Broody for Grandchildren My cousin Danielle who is three years younger than me has done everyflippinthing before me forever. Got tits. Started her periods, her 12 and fecund […]

  • I agree with every single word. Although I embrace the concept of single-ish, I have not found myself in that situation. And if I did, monogamy would be very important. No matter what couple situation you are in- […]

  • Michele Kirsch changed their profile picture 2 years, 1 month ago

  • Michele Kirsch wrote a new post 3 years ago

    Michele Kirsch, writer, wit, asthmatic isolator, mother of two, furloughed chef wrote about Lockdown 2 for AofA and it was brilliantly funny. Here it is. Now she’s onto the next one, and a new enterprise has a […]

  • LOCKDOWN: Day something. I forget exactly. The Vicar.

    My vicar is bellowing to me from safety across the road. He is trying to put social distancing into a spiritual context, but he has to almost shout for me to […]

  • Michele Kirsch wrote a new post 5 years ago

    Michele Kirsch, 57, is a brilliantly witty writer and cook. She used to be a cleaner. She’s a regular AoA contributor. NME, City Limits, and Men’s Health were all lucky recipients of her work. Her first book Cle […]

  • Michele Kirsch, learns the hard way, that it is not.

    The son has done a mutual and amicable break up with his girlfriend of six years. He is only 21 so she was the main one, probably the only one. When I ask why […]

  • Dear Paul,

    So we are selling up and have to clear all your stuff from the attic. The boys brought it down from the attic to what used to be Kitty’s room. Kitty said, “Mum, it’s like tons of stuff, not all of it […]

  • My young friend Chloe (23) was sobbing after watching a viral Youtube video about the elderly talking about loneliness. Some old biddy with all her chachkas and doilies and you know, those things that cover the […]

  • Finally, as all those rappers implored me years ago, I can throw my hands in the air like I just don’t care. But maybe not to rap music. The other day at one of my cleaning jobs, where my DAB radio is as vital a […]

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