I almost…

got the job

finished that email I’ve been putting off

drowned on Brighton Beach

found true love

Cried sitting downstairs on the bench with my headphones on

did not come to the turner exhibition

became an eagle scout

won on a 2p machine

kissed them

had a normal life

ran away

very very miss my two dogs

married the wrong person

slept enough

applied for a new job today

missed my tax return

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

picked up a kitten

didn’t come tonight but glad I did

flew back to Australia

cried today

didn’t care

had a shag

spoke to Princess Diana at the Women of the Year launch

missed the bus

ate sushi today but I wish I had

cried

bought a picture at the Charleston Lewes Art gallery

ran into a seesaw

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

cooked my face

wasted a lot of money on an electrician

went to Margate instead of Eastbourne

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

booked a holiday

ran out of time

fostered an American Bulldog

got knocked out by a wooden plank but it missed

am blind

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

didn’t come back in

got a dog

saw a shark on the Barrier reef

lost my phone

am full

punched a teenager

forgot the dog

went to Paradise Park

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.

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

Starved

cried at the Barbara Walker exhibition

forgot to buy my train tickets

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.