
The tragedy of the Empress Moth
It was our second spring in paradise, beautiful Korčula in the Adriatic sea. It was like watching a favourite movie for the second time....
F.P.
Jun 2, 2017


MERCY
It was a normal Friday morning’s drive through Auckland, across the causeway on the motorway at normal preschool speed – an average speed...
A.C.
May 19, 2017


Baxter’s World
In the early 1970s, in order to further my studies in Art History, I went to a small university in a small town in Nova Scotia, on the...
D.T.
Mar 6, 2017


The Deer Musk
Adam was, and I quote him, “the only son and child of a Jewish mother” who happened to be a psychoanalyst with a PhD and recently...
A.P.
Nov 15, 2016


True Grit
Amira suited her name, every inch the princess. If anybody had ever said no to her, she hadn’t taken the slightest notice. The Royal...
A.C.
Nov 8, 2016


Serendipity is a butterfly...
Serendipity is a butterfly flying past you when taking a photo to commemorate a victorious hike. — Puncak Gunung Angsi 825m
Y.T.
Oct 21, 2016


A Bike Ride Around Lake Geneva
My teeth bite into hard butter and break the baguette’s crust. The friend of a friend’s (FOAF) wiry fingers claw two pieces of Swiss...
P.L.M
Oct 20, 2016


Horsemanship
It wasn’t even my pony, to be honest. The adolescent eldest son of the house next door had been given the little mare as a yearling,...
A.C.
Oct 19, 2016


*Ngā Kaitiaki – The Guardians
A ruru came near the other morning when it was not quite dawn. All was still after stormy days. I busied myself with the day’s routine...
J.W.
Oct 17, 2016