Miscellaneous shades of grief
Growing up, my dad’s cousin, his wife and their daughter were the only family we had in Canberra.…
House rules
To this day, I still remember the round of UNO with my old youth group in which one…
Not-so-random acts of kindness
I don’t have any bones to pick with public transport, but sometimes it can really screw you over.…
Of vengeance and forgiveness
Did anyone else catch the Jesus parallels in the Divergent series? All in all I was mostly disappointed with the trilogy, but at least there were some interesting ideas.
The books, however, did explore themes of guilt, regret and sacrifice. I suppose in that context, some Jesus undertones are unsurprising.
Getting down and thirty
For one glorious year, I was almost-no-longer-twentysomething – but 29 is still twentysomething. Alas, those days are behind…
Write away the words
The deepest level of communication is not communication but communion. It is wordless. It is beyond words, and beyond speech, and it is beyond concept.
Thomas Merton said that and I thought: well, this is rather ironic but there you have it - that's why I write.
What makes a goodbye good?
One month from today I say goodbye to La Paz and Bolivia. And I’m feeling pretty good about…
My favourite body part
Question: what do you think is my favourite part of my body? Okay, well I don’t know how…
How to kickstart your acting career
Step 1: Be Asian. Step 2: Move to La Paz. That’s it, folks. In two simple steps you…
The kids that break your heart
Filing photos is an emotionally taxing task. It’s not easy flicking through the faces of kids who have been…