The Inestimable Nature of Reality
‘I’ve just had a crazy thought. What if this is real life?’ The water flows under us, under the canoe. A weave of branches tries to stop us but still the water flows. My t-shirt …
‘I’ve just had a crazy thought. What if this is real life?’ The water flows under us, under the canoe. A weave of branches tries to stop us but still the water flows. My t-shirt …
Have you unlocked the river yet? Have you hit your female friends with a birch branch and received a painted egg in return? Have you burned the witch on the fire? No? Why ever not? …
Waiting at the starting line: the countdown begins. Four… I was born on 4th February twenty three years ago. In honour of that momentous occasion, my brother came to visit me. No surprises: we went …
I am shivering as I stand at the side of the road, my thumb pointing to the sky, hoping. Earlier, it was perfect weather: the first sunny day this winter, and I regretted not …
Moving abroad is often a daunting thought. Humans are essentially social creatures and you certainly wouldn’t be alone in asking yourself: How do I meet people? How do I make friends? It may not be …
Words are indistinguishable beneath the screams. Some of the children have taken shelter beneath tables. Others roll on the floor or lie where they have fallen. Chairs have been turned upside down; the classroom is …
The wind of change swept the conkers from the tree. I picked one up. It was a shiny, tangible memory of childhood. Its round reassurance spoke of school mornings and the wonder of this cool …
Has autumn arrived with you yet? Has it brought a cool crispness to the air? Have you pulled your jacket a little tighter around you? Let me warm you, then, with this summer souvenir. I …
I would be lying to say I spent one week in Krakow and two weeks in Warsaw, although that is probably what I told you. I started in Krakow, that much is true. It was …
‘Do you see that rock?’ I asked, pointing straight ahead. ‘The big rock next to the other big rock. The one that’s surrounded by water. That’s where we’re headed.’ We were in an archipelago. All …