Category Archives: Personal News

Some words of appreciation on the occasion of my birthday

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Mark A. Cooper

Well, once again, time’s inexorable forward momentum brings us around to the occasion of my birthday. For those who are wondering, I’m now 42, going on 12! And, rather than send a ton of Twitter spam, I thought I’d use … Continue reading →

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From the USA to the UK, for now

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Mark A. Cooper

So, after much trepidation, Monday 25th June was the day I said farewell to the USA – hopefully only temporarily. But a great deal of procrastination, compounded by depression, conspired to make Monday morning rather panicky: I hadn’t completed sorting, … Continue reading →

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Eviction update: A drastic – but necessary – solution

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Mark A. Cooper

Well, with huge thanks to a couple of friends, I’m not going to be homeless, after all. However, to accomplish this, there’s something I have to do: I’m leaving the USA, and returning to England. Hopefully, only temporarily. This isn’t … Continue reading →

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Housing (and Internet) limbo

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Mark A. Cooper

After a false start on May 4, today I attended my appointment at Dream Homes, the homelessness-prevention association thing. It turns out that I really needn’t have bothered, as they can’t presently help me. The problem is that I have … Continue reading →

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From bad to worse

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Mark A. Cooper

OK, so things haven’t exactly been going well since I posted my original article at The Minecraft Scribe about my impending homelessness. As it stood, the plan was to take the bus down to Virginia, give Kristal what was left … Continue reading →

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