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Mascot Memoir: Childhood on Botany Road

From Germany and China to Australia

A Sea Eagle Over Byron Bay

A Memorable Meal in Delhi, India, September 2019

Good Sport in a Honolulu Triathlon

Mid-May 2019 in Bolzano on the Adige

The Flower in the Buttonhole in Tokyo

Gone Walkabout in the Australian Outback

Growing Up in Bacchus Marsh and Melton

Climbing to the Top of the Norfolk Pine

Memoirs

Rose Dreads the Crowds at Her Open Garden

By Carolyn, 75. Adelaide, SA Rose looked up at the sky. The weather was picture perfect. Damn, she muttered to herself. Normally she would…
Memoirs, Personal journeys

The Secret Door to My Inner Room

By Allan, 77. Salisbury North, SA There is a secret door and it has a secret lock. It is only for me to know,…
Memoirs

The Last Day Before Tessa Leaves

By Cora, 77. Ravenshoe, QLD Any minute now, Roger would watch Tessa walk out the door for the last time. Oh, sure, he would…
Memoirs, Personal journeys

Slowing Down After the Pandemic Years

By Tessa, 65. Somers, VIC I am slowing down. My lifestyle, not my brain or my body — though ageing does reduce the pace…
Memoirs, Personal journeys

Healing in Colour After Major Surgery

By Ted, 73. Warnbro, WA After major surgery, I spent six weeks immobilised in bed. Before the days of motorised hospital beds, I was…
Memoirs

Sixteen Missions to Bring Charlie Home

By Rayna, 77. Sandy Beach, NSW As the sun dips on the horizon, Harry slowly places the binoculars back in their case. His arms…
Memoirs

A Life in Care, in a Nutshell

By Pam, 72. Perth, WA I am a human writer. I’ve been human for 72 years now!  (As of last Sunday, actually!) My childhood…
Memoirs, Personal journeys

Like a Winter Tree, I Stood Alone in Grief

By Alice Richardson, 77. Elizabeth, SA The winter tree stands naked; exposed; vulnerable.  It remembers the beauty of spring; fragrant colourful blossoms, sparkling green…
Memoirs

Remembering Nan and Pa’s Longtime Family Home

Somebody sent me a photo of the vacant block where Nan and Pa’s house had stood, even longer than the seventy-five years they occupied it.…
Memoirs

Betty Boswell Watches Over Keiko Next Door

By Dr. Marguerette Joyce Hill, 72. Adelaide, SA Betty Boswell was awakened by the sound of weeping. She was a light sleeper. She glanced…

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