Everyday Moments
The beauty of the often forgotten, the essence of the ordinary
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The Writer’s Voice
When you start identifying yourself as a writer, you’re often asked this question, “have you found your voice?” I mean, I get intrigued by this question, because what do you mean by, have you found your voice? What is my voice? What is your voice? What is voice? Is it a particular style of writing?… Read more
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Yes Mr Brussels Sprout?
Dear Listener Hello, it’s me, Brussels Sprout. You may have known me from your kitchen, but I’m always hiding under the vegetable drawer because for some reason I’m always at the bottom of it. Maybe because people don’t like me. Yeah, that’s really the truth because people don’t like my flavor for some reason. And… Read more
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The Supermoon
5.11.25 Tonight I felt wholesome, full of energy, happiness and enthusiasm. A radiance glowed from within my soul. The way I spoke, the jokes I cracked, the manner in which I laughed. Yes, the manner in which I laughed. Unabashed, uninhibited, unapologetic. And just as I finished dancing to one of my most favourite songs,… Read more
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I no longer fear ghosts and ghouls because I live with a monster every single day
Today being Halloween I can’t help but write about fear. Fear takes on a new meaning when you are diagnosed with Parkinson’s at a young age. During the first few months after diagnosis you fear every single thing. But you learn how to manage this fear because PD gives you a different perspective on fear… Read more
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Mr Iglesias? No thanks. Mr Darcy? Yes Please!
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, when most of my friends were crushing over Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin and swooning with love-struck eyes to Rhythm Divine and Uno Dos Tres, I was lost in the world of Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott. Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Pride and Prejudice, and Little Women.… Read more
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“Too Much”
This is for the ‘too much’ people, those who are told that you love too much, you talk too much, you laugh much, you do too much, you care too much, you expect too much . This is for the people who do this anyway because it’s the only way they know how to love,… Read more
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Instructions On How To Solo Parent
How to solo parent during the summer holidays? (Some instructions in no particular order) If you are reading this, do not worry. It is not the end of the world. Neither is it the end of the day. But we have screens and of course wine. But jokes apart, how on earth do you solo… Read more
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Grief
Nothing ever truly prepares you for the loss of a parent or a grandparent, for that matter. It is tough to think about and really talk about grief in a way that is going to help heal one’s soul. Because grief is never entirely absent. It comes in waves like the sea, sometimes crashing and… Read more
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Teachers – Alexa or Siri? Thanks but no thanks.
“I don’t know that one” “That is incorrect” “Better luck next time” “I do not understand that” Sounds familiar? If you happen to use AI or if you have your kids using AI for answering certain questions or for playing educational games even, AI somehow has become their teacher, hasn’t it? And this thought to… Read more
