My lovely, laid-back dad

Each month, a reader writes to a loved one in the afterlife and Mandy Masters tunes in to share their reply. This month, Mandy Tappenden writes to her dad, Bob

Mandy doesn’t read your letters in advance. She is given only your first name and relationship to the person you’d like to speak to in Spirit Dear Dad, Mum was by the door in her work clothes, when she shouted over her shoulder, ‘See you later. Be good!’ ‘We will,’ we all chimed. The sun was low in the sky as she hurried off down the driveway to her job at an old people’s care home where she worked nights. Just like clockwork, you appeared, having changed out of your work clothes. After a long day fixing cars at the local garage, you were ready for a couple of pints down the pub. ‘Back to bed now, Mandy,’ you told me. At eight, I was the youngest of us three…

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Take a Break Fate & Fortune (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2023

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