by Liz Champion | Feb 16, 2021 | Memoir
The story below is a little different to my usual Slice of Life stories. It’s longer — more a full cake than a slice. It’s a 20-minute read. I hope you enjoy it. Days Like These Wednesday 30 December 2020 ‘It’s sold out,’ Chris says when I walk into the kitchen early...
by Liz Champion | Jan 11, 2021 | Memoir
At 7.55pm on Monday night, I sit down in front of the TV waiting for the prime minister’s latest briefing. I stare at the screen — that all too familiar feeling of dread stirring in my stomach. It’s a BBC News special anchored by Huw Edwards. ‘We’re expecting an...
by Liz Champion | Dec 4, 2020 | Books
Cake, Anyone? Scenes from Everyday Life in Extraordinary Times While life as we know it is falling apart, there is always cake (as long as you have flour, that is). In this collection of nonfiction, Liz Champion captures the chaos, confusion and comedy of her daily...
by Liz Champion | Nov 7, 2020 | Memoir
‘Bakewell tarts,’ Dad says when I answer the phone. ‘What about them?’ ‘I’ve made some.’ ‘For us?’ ‘Yes. Can you pick them up? Before I eat them all.’ I promise I’ll be straight round and hang up. ‘Chris,’ I shout downstairs to where my husband is hard at work. ‘Stop...
by Liz Champion | Oct 31, 2020 | Memoir
My mum and sister are sitting at the kitchen table, knives in hand, frantically carving when I arrive. ‘What’s happening?’ I ask. ‘I’m working from home,’ my sister, Sarah, says. ‘Pumpkins,’ Mum says, not looking up. I stand in the doorway, staring at the mess. There...
