The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 40

When I turned 40 everything changed.

I’d had these weird birthdays all my life – stuck between Xmas and New Year – the high hat and the low brow.

I don’t actually remember most of them – even my 21st went by in a bell-shaped flower blur.

In Australia on my 19th I nearly drowned trying to rescue Mac between mushrooms and reason and a severed hand.