The Big Issue

On loss

IN MEMORIAM

Catching up with Dad through our shared love of books

ow do you explain death to a dog? Coming back from the hospital without my dad, there was something achingly sad at seeing his dog’s expectation that he would be with us too. She slept next to my dad’s bed and always stayed by his side. This morning she heard a recording of his voice and has seemed confused ever since. We project emotions onto pets, but why not, when sometimes we find

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Big Issue

The Big Issue3 min read
Editor’s Letter
There he is, out and about, being a good man again. Ed Sheeran is leading a charge. Last week, he visited schools and youth groups in Coventry, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast to promote music education. His Ed Sheeran Foundation is advocating for the
The Big Issue3 min read
Stone Of Destiny
My origin story until relatively recently was this: I was born at Nuttall Hospital in Cross Roads, Kingston, Jamaica. And all four grandparents were Jamaican. This came up more frequently than you might imagine – I’m a light-skinned Jamaican. An upto
The Big Issue6 min read
Peter Doherty
At 16, I was a big Queen’s Park Rangers fan and ran a fanzine called All Quiet on the Western Avenue. I was far from Western Avenue at the time, much to my chagrin – I was in an army barracks near Coventry. I went from one army barracks to another, b

Related Books & Audiobooks