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