THE GIFT OF PRAYER
My private convictions do not stretch to organised religion or belief in a deity. I do however,...
WORST BOYFRIEND EVER
He wants me. He needs me. He loves me. He sounds interested and knowing. He...
LOVE IS A SPLENDID THING
How easy it is to love. How hard it is to be loved… At the...
MY ANXIETY FEELS LIKE…
… a thumping heart … a tight chest … short, quick breaths … a knot...
A GUIDING LIGHT
The quirky and delightful Mindfump has requested stories about supportive and inspirational individuals in the world of...
WAR OF THE WORDS
In recent days, I have become entangled in numerous written altercations. Not attacks on me – but I have been…
NOT YOUR AVERAGE PATIENT
It is not every day you meet a woman with no ears and half a nose. Lucy Henry is not…
REMEMBER
Today is the anniversary of my mother’s death. It is seven years since she passed away after a ten-year battle…
TRUTH
Mark Twain is quoted as saying, “Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please,” later paraphrased…
MAURICE
Maurice is an old man – he will soon turn 89. He has the slow...
LETTING GO
I remember, with absolute clarity, the moment my first baby was placed in my arms. I was lying on the…
LITTLE SISTER
My little sister passed away in July 2012 after a 29 year battle with mental health issues. She was diagnosed…
HIGH NOTES
Throughout Australia, choirs are in abundance, and Tasmania is purported to have the largest number of choral groups per head…