The Free Mind

The Free Mind

A Mirror, Dimly

Reflections from a funeral on love, divorce and what a King cannot give away.

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Laura Dodsworth
Jun 29, 2026
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We drove to the funeral through the sort of summer that only lives in childhood memories.

The early morning promise of the school holidays. Leather car seats sticking to your legs. Running through the…

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