picked up a kitten
finished that email I’ve been putting off
very very miss my two dogs
ran into a seesaw
didn’t come tonight but glad I did
wasted a lot of money on an electrician
ran out of time
cried at the Barbara Walker exhibition
didn’t come back in
applied for a new job today
did not come to the turner exhibition
was credited on Cliff Richard’s ‘ wired for sound’ album
ate sushi today but I wish I had
missed my tax return
Starved
forgot the dog
died. I was in the Nevada Desert. Alone. On a road. At dusk. After a truck smashed my vehicle. 1981. Age 19.
kissed them
forgot to buy my train tickets
became an eagle scout
ran away
slept enough
had a shag
missed the bus
Cried sitting downstairs on the bench with my headphones on
booked a holiday
won on a 2p machine
bought a picture at the Charleston Lewes Art gallery
cooked my face
didn’t care
rode in an aston martin DB4 until the owner had to go and have new tyres fitted to it – such regrets!
found true love
punched a teenager
am full
cried
didn’t come today thinking that maybe it wouldn’t be great but I’m glad I did! Nice to see artistic creations.
got a taxi, but the weather was too good so I walked
spoke to Princess Diana at the Women of the Year launch
got knocked out by a wooden plank but it missed
married the wrong person
cried today
have been inspected
went to Margate instead of Eastbourne
lost my phone
got the job
drowned on Brighton Beach
fostered an American Bulldog
didn’t say yes to what turned out to be the best weekend of my life
flew back to Australia
saw a shark on the Barrier reef
went to Paradise Park
had a normal life
am blind
got a dog
Mr Almost Man (Stuart Waters) asked Towner Eastbourne visitors to tell him moments in their lives when they “almost…”. This is a selection of their answers.