I almost…

picked up a kitten

did not come to the turner exhibition

rode in an aston martin DB4 until the owner had to go and have new tyres fitted to it – such regrets!

didn’t care

flew back to Australia

bought a picture at the Charleston Lewes Art gallery

ran into a seesaw

didn’t come tonight but glad I did

didn’t say yes to what turned out to be the best weekend of my life

booked a holiday

won on a 2p machine

got a taxi, but the weather was too good so I walked

cooked my face

kissed them

missed the bus

ran out of time

went to Margate instead of Eastbourne

very very miss my two dogs

lost my phone

ate sushi today but I wish I had

got knocked out by a wooden plank but it missed

am full

ran away

went to Paradise Park

forgot to buy my train tickets

didn’t come today thinking that maybe it wouldn’t be great but I’m glad I did! Nice to see artistic creations.

got the job

applied for a new job today

married the wrong person

finished that email I’ve been putting off

drowned on Brighton Beach

got a dog

spoke to Princess Diana at the Women of the Year launch

slept enough

wasted a lot of money on an electrician

had a normal life

was credited on Cliff Richard’s ‘ wired for sound’ album

saw a shark on the Barrier reef

fostered an American Bulldog

Starved

didn’t come back in

cried at the Barbara Walker exhibition

cried

had a shag

punched a teenager

cried today

Cried sitting downstairs on the bench with my headphones on

missed my tax return

forgot the dog

have been inspected

died. I was in the Nevada Desert. Alone. On a road. At dusk. After a truck smashed my vehicle. 1981. Age 19.

became an eagle scout

am blind

found true love

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.