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Growing up: reflections of childhood

Growing up: reflections of childhood

The following is an adaptation of a short story written for my Year 12 assessment. Whilst a work of fiction, it is based on real events in my life. The world isn’t always fair. Sometimes our perspective of issues is clouded by different contexts, and invariably, two wrongs never make something right..

  • An open letter to residents of earth for 2019

    “Fake realities will create fake humans. Or, fake humans will generate fake realities and then sell them to other humans, turning them, eventually, into forgeries of themselves. So we wind up with fake humans inventing fake realities and then peddling them to other fake humans.”

  • Cultural Revolutionists

    On July 9th, 2018, I married the second greatest love of my life (Captain Cutler) in a beautiful garden ceremony in northern New South Wales.

  • Best of 2018 young writers starts Monday

    The “Best of 2018” Press Service International (PSI) young writer articles kick-starts on Monday (31 December) for a two week period over the New Year period giving the young writers a well deserved break.

  • I’m not far away

    To me, one of the most sacred things about God is His devoted closeness. I love the way that he doesn’t shut the door when we mess up or run away when we act stupid, one too many times.

  • ‘18’ from 2018

    I love lists. Especially “to do” lists.

  • Being a big minded person

    I recently overheard a conversation of someone saying that they had seen a specialist.  That part was normal, and totally fine, but what followed grieved me. This particular person went on to say that because of how much work this specialist did for the community their lifestyle didn’t reflect that of other specialists who worked in the same area.

  • Lost and Found

    Previously called Missing Pieces, Lost and Found is a New Zealand documentary series currently in its fourth season. Hosted by David Lomas, the series not only helps people find missing relatives but uncovers cultural identities and discovers lost family heritage. 

  • There should be more than one Grace in the Game

    There are many stories about West Indian great Viv Richard's that get told. Usually the one about the bowler who describes the cricket ball in detail and to whom Richards replies “You know what it looks like got get it.” after Viv hit it out of the ground and into a river. The one I remember is an earlier moment in his youth.

  • A truth teller  -  what! 

    Maarametua Williams has been off the drug P for almost 4 years and is now helping others leave P behind.

  • Christmas Day – now a new year beckons

    Two thousand and eighteen years ago something happened that would change the trajectory of history forever. All our times are pin-pointed to this one significant event that we can’t erase from our collective memory, no matter how much we may try.

  • Start again like Zerubbabel

    I want to briefly talk to you about Zerubbabel. When the Israelites were returning from captivity from the Babylonians, Zerubbabel was put in charge of rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. The foundation was laid through his leading and then some difficulties arose, opposition came from the Samaritans and all work on the temple stopped.