Like Meanwhile, a Zimbabwean student in the US, Goodwell Nzou, wrote an article for the New York Times that caught my eye. “My mind was...

As the Indian Doctor murmurs over my collapsed and invisible arm vein in an attempt to get in a line, I find myself hanging onto Doug’s...

It’s probably not safe but it feels great.  Ten year old Brydie and I have somehow managed to jam a foot each onto her scooter and are hurtling down the path beside the ocean, chatting about the reasons why we won’t be flying an Australian flag outside our caravan tomorrow. “It’s a bit sad,” I tell her, dodging pedestrians, dogs and really big bits of bark.  “But these days I just have mixed feelings about the Australian flag and what people are saying when they use it. Austr

Somewhere along the line, church stopped being sexy.  (What?  You thought…? Right. No.  I think that’s the other fantasising blog.  This...

Jem and Brydie have chosen kittens and puppies wearing Santa hats for the Christmas cards they’re giving to all their friends at school....