Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood read by Ailsa Piper- A Review
The narrator made this book come alive for me. Her style was easy and at times meditative. The whole book was like a meditation. The …
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The Friend
Three years after that bat sneezed in a market in China, I sat perplexed. How had this happened to me? I thought my friendships could …
Mourning for Mallacoota
Dead trees rise from the hills like grey hairs on a bald man’s head,New leaves cling in clumps to straight black tree trunks,Wattles emerge under …
Listening to Country
She speaks through the landscapenot caring for clutter,undaunted by quarries, roads and mines,below black bitumen she breathes.While high rise homes obliterate wild coasts,and rampant weeds …
The Staircase
The ancient Viking village hovered precariously above the ocean below, it was hidden from sight and tucked into the side of a cliff. It provided …
Who Am I
“Come to video Satsang, it might cheer you up,” my friend said. “What’s Satsang?” “Not sure but a local woman is holding space for people …
A Love Story
“Don’t look at me like that,” I said. He moved closer, looking at me directly. That unnerved me even more. “Kaz,” he said seriously. “Yeah, …
Love of My Life
I wish I could have told her how much I loved her. I lived with her for sixteen years. She was my everything. I was …
This Could Only Happen To Me
I always get lost. I planned to spend the day in Chartres. Leaving early and giving myself lots of time I grabbed my pre-paid tickets, …
Forest Walk
My eyes adjust to the sun shining through the green branches above me, the smell of cedar and pine needles fill the air around me, …