@jayrayner1 I was asked by a charity to do a gig, unpaid. I asked for expenses, and was told I could have mileage, but only if I committed to regular voluntary work for them.
@AlisonKerwin @MarianKeyes I lost my wonderful brother to addiction, 15 years ago, and I've come to terms with it, but it never stops hurting. I'll have to look for your book, @AlisonKerwin
@Schofe He didn't, because hes not a 12 year old girl, or a self obsessed, smug, racist, misogynist with, apparently, absolutely no sense of what is appropriate behaviour..