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CategorySomething about freedom
My friend has this cool tradition. Most years, towards the end of the year, he asks God for a word that will define the following year an..
Something about Neil Young
Old man look at my life, I’m a lot like you were
I started swimming yesterday.
Most of high school I swam with some level of co..
Something about decision
Sometimes, all it takes to enjoy something is a decision.
Some years ago, before I had children of my own, I was teaching a Year 1 clas..
Something about brown skin
The only qualification that I have to write about having brown skin is that I have brown skin.
In my lifetime, I have managed to partak..
Something about the long journey of growing up.
Have you ever woken from a deep sleep disoriented and struggling to reach through the fog of dreams to return to reality?
The moment wh..
Something about laying down my crown
As a kid, I spent little time dreaming about being a princess. I preferred jumping endlessly on a trampoline or tormenting my little broth..
Something about Andrew G.
Andrew G. didn’t stand a chance. Pinned up again the girls toilets just off the main quadrangle near the school canteen, I didn’t intend o..
Something about trust
I have a friend. She is a lovely lady; smart, often smiling and we get along like a house on fire. I respect and admire her for many reaso..
Something about icebergs, seasons and singleness
Turn on the radio at any tick of the clock and, chances are, nine out of ten songs will involve the theme of relationships; stories of lov..
Something about getting out of the car.
I’m a kiss and drive school mum. I tell everyone about it like a badge of honour but really it’s an acknowledgement of something I know ne..