Answering the question ‘what happens after you lose someone/suffer a major loss?’ is one of those how-long-is-a-piece-of-string-type questions, in that a. each person handles and processes grief differently; and b. the truth is that you never really stop grieving. Even when you move on, there is always that big black hole of sorrow inside thatContinue reading “Life after loss: Moving on, looking up”
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Postscript: My Lemonade
Another pithy saying people often blithely use is: ‘When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.’ Being that I am a writer, the only thing I know how to do with all the sh** that has happened this year — first my dad’s death, then my husband’s a few short months later — is to write about it.Continue reading “Postscript: My Lemonade”
‘IT STARTS LIKE THIS’: An Unexpected Journey
What do you think of when you hear the quote, ‘Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans’*? Does one of those delightful ‘God incidences’ spring to mind? Or perhaps you were just out on your normal coffee break when you lock eyes with the person you instantly know is the love ofContinue reading “‘IT STARTS LIKE THIS’: An Unexpected Journey”
TIPS FOR FIRST-TIME TRAVELLERS TO JAPAN, or how to have a great time without pissing off the Japanese
Japan is an amazing, achingly beautiful country that deserves to be on everyone’s must-visit destination list. It is full of fascinating ancient and modern historical sites with a unique cultural and spiritual appeal, set in stunning scenery and abounding with a glorious natural beauty that remains undiminished and (mostly) untarnished by time and modernity. ItContinue reading “TIPS FOR FIRST-TIME TRAVELLERS TO JAPAN, or how to have a great time without pissing off the Japanese”
Samurai, Sakura and Onsen Satori: 18 Days in Japan
Japan is a fascinating country; even when you get lost and end up wandering through some residential district as I often did, noticing little details outside people’s houses or seeing one of its many species of swallowtail butterflies or huge ‘bear bees’ grants moments of pure rapture.
Update on novel and upcoming Japan trip
Apologies to my readers as it’s been a while since I posted anything, but I have had quite a lot going on in the past few months, which I’ll explain briefly here – however as I am departing today (finally!) for a three-week trip to Japan, I promise to write a review of my tripContinue reading “Update on novel and upcoming Japan trip”
THE GIFT OF REST
Just as the Earth needs a period of dormancy before she can resume her profligate exuberance, so we as her creatures also need to receive the gift of rest so we will be revived for the next season of growth, life and development.
Storycraft Analysis: Margaret Atwood’s “Isis in Darkness”
The final reference to light (knowledge) in the midst of darkness leaves the reader lingering with him in the place of shadows, tasting with Richard the full bittersweet remorse of sacrificing one’s own art to a shadow occupation (in his case, as a literary academic).
POLAR EXTREMES
We may have time to learn a lot more about the processes that govern Earth’s polar extremes, but will we have enough time to do anything about it should another major extinction event be on the near horizon?
Sun, sea and salsa: the ultimate party + chill groove at Rovinj CSSF 2023
Every year, the annual ‘peace, love and salsa’ (or sun, sea and salsa) orgy that is the Croatian Summer Salsa Festival (CSSF) sends thousands of international dance revellers back to their respective homes blissfully refreshed, rejuvenated and already craving more.
