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6 janvier 2025
Announcing a break from bi-weekly essays The first essay I published on www.freshstartpress...
23 décembre 2024
Photo of a private beach on the North Island, New Zealand by Pat Butler Just another day in...
9 décembre 2024
Her bubbly personality drew me in (fiction) “Thanks for coming to Pilates today,” Jenny says. ...
25 novembre 2024
July is my favourite month because it overflows with early-summer pleasures: days are long and...
11 novembre 2024
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28 octobre 2024
Tuesday arrives with a clear blue sky, which highlights the brilliantly coloured leaves in my...
14 octobre 2024
In early 1988, I knew nothing about trade unions. Nobody in my family had ever belonged to one....
30 septembre 2024
Photo by Pat Butler The safe landing of thousands depended on the cool heads of just a few...
16 septembre 2024
Novak Djokovic by Peter Menzel, edited by Petar Milo...
2 septembre 2024
The gathering ended with the usual farewell hugs and “Thanks for having us!” comments. My mother...
6 mai 2024
As this fictional story is too long for a blog post, it is published in three instalments - this...
23 avril 2024
This is the conclusion of a three-part fictional story. Parts 1 and 2 are available on www...
23 avril 2024
As this fictional story is too long for a blog post, it is published in three instalments - this...
8 avril 2024
Photo by Kristine Wook on Unsplash How can a serious problem be a benefit? Stamping the snow...
25 mars 2024
Jon Batiste by Pat Butler A stranger's generosity transforms our experience. Having...
11 mars 2024
Travelling solo in a city of 16 million makes one vulnerable. Being a relatively tall woman...
26 février 2024
This is NOT a picture of my own baby. I lift my eight-month-old baby out of his car seat and...
5 février 2024
A surreal experience 88 years in the making. Our small yellow and green cog-wheel train chugs...
22 janvier 2024
An exhilerating experience I'd like to repeat. Whenever anybody mentions having been called for...
8 janvier 2024
Photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash Life goes on and you have a choice. Those witnessing a...