Going to war
I'm not very happy right now. In fact, I've been a little sad for most of the day. My best friend of 21 years is about to go off to East Timor and risk life and limb to prevent them … Read more …
Relationships
She fainted in my arms
Smiles are all I seem to be capable of these days. My friends are getting annoyed that I'm always smiling. They tell me it's not natural. I just smile at them some more. I haven't spoken about the last time … Read more …
What is love?
Love. What is it? Hmm… I was going to do a poem here, but decided at the last minute (a few seconds ago!) that I'm not a poet. I'm a writer, yes, but not a poet. I'll leave the poetry … Read more …
Perfection
I sit here and think about how to describe my weekend with words that I haven't used before. I'm not sure I can. The last time I spoke about Missy the words 'perfection' came to the fore… I can't beat … Read more …
Winter Solstice and new meetings
I've had a great weekend! I went to see my friend Kath, who had a winter solstice party. She lives on the coast, about two and a half hours drive from Canberra. I went there on Saturday afternoon, and returned … Read more …
High school sweethearts
What an interesting chat I had tonight with someone on ICQ. Someone I used to know from high school. I've been chatting to them on and off for a few months now, but only tonight was it meaningful in relation … Read more …
The silent symphony
Sometimes a person comes into our life who brings us something we have been missing. Sometimes we realise this and embrace it, other times we fail to notice and ignore it. We don’t mean to do it, it just happens. … Read more …