Creative nonfiction essays
On the first morning, I wake at daybreak and join my sister, Gill, downstairs in the lane where she’s gone for the first smoke of the day. Out on the Stradun—the wide main street of the walled Old Town—it’s empty and hushed but for the clatter on limestone of a scattering of hand-carts taking fresh … Continue reading Destination Dubrovnik
"Everywhere you go, there you are." (Attributed to Confucius) When I think about the people who matter most to me, lines of connection radiate in an uneven starburst from where I am. I find myself at the centre of a mental map, visualising distances and direction, imperceptible threads arcing to wherever they are. Fainter strands … Continue reading You are here, here you are
An ode to Wellington where despite the winds, spring brings quiet exhilaration and exuberance.
Fragments of an ordinary life 