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2025年1月6日
Announcing a break from bi-weekly essays The first essay I published on www.freshstartpress...
2024年12月23日
Photo of a private beach on the North Island, New Zealand by Pat Butler Just another day in...
2024年12月9日
Her bubbly personality drew me in (fiction) “Thanks for coming to Pilates today,” Jenny says. ...
2024年11月25日
July is my favourite month because it overflows with early-summer pleasures: days are long and...
2024年11月11日
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2024年10月28日
Tuesday arrives with a clear blue sky, which highlights the brilliantly coloured leaves in my...
2024年10月14日
In early 1988, I knew nothing about trade unions. Nobody in my family had ever belonged to one....
2024年9月30日
Photo by Pat Butler The safe landing of thousands depended on the cool heads of just a few...
2024年9月16日
Novak Djokovic by Peter Menzel, edited by Petar Milo...
2024年9月2日
The gathering ended with the usual farewell hugs and “Thanks for having us!” comments. My mother...
2024年5月6日
As this fictional story is too long for a blog post, it is published in three instalments - this...
2024年4月23日
This is the conclusion of a three-part fictional story. Parts 1 and 2 are available on www...
2024年4月23日
As this fictional story is too long for a blog post, it is published in three instalments - this...
2024年4月8日
Photo by Kristine Wook on Unsplash How can a serious problem be a benefit? Stamping the snow...
2024年3月25日
Jon Batiste by Pat Butler A stranger's generosity transforms our experience. Having...
2024年3月11日
Travelling solo in a city of 16 million makes one vulnerable. Being a relatively tall woman...
2024年2月26日
This is NOT a picture of my own baby. I lift my eight-month-old baby out of his car seat and...
2024年2月5日
A surreal experience 88 years in the making. Our small yellow and green cog-wheel train chugs...
2024年1月22日
An exhilerating experience I'd like to repeat. Whenever anybody mentions having been called for...
Photo by Jackson Simmer on Unsplash Life goes on and you have a choice. Those witnessing a...