It is strange to hear your mother talk about being human because, honestly, it's too easy to forget.
Joe DunthorneI find that the only way to get through life is to picture myself in an entirely disconnected reality.
Joe DunthorneAnger does not come easy to me. It is something I have to encourage, like a greyhound in second place.
Joe DunthorneI find that the only way to get through life is to picture myself in an entirely disconnected reality. I often imagine how people would react to my death. Mr Dunthorne's quavering voice as he makes the announcement. The shocked faces of my classmates. A playground bedecked with flowers. The empty stillness of a school corridor. Local news analysis. . . . The steady stoicism of my parents. . . . Candlelit vigils. . . . And finally, my glorious resurrection.
Joe Dunthorne