I’ve always loved horses I have always loved horses. From the time I was very little, I would point at every one I saw. I begged my folks incessantly for a pony, and sketched and dreamed endlessly about the perfect horse. At last, in my early teens, I got a…
The new British anti-smacking law is incredulous. I watched David Dimbleby’s ‘Question time’ last night ( a ‘must see’ for grumpy old men and women who never bothered with politics until their sex life went out of the window) with debate on Parliaments latest ruling on smacking children. Unlike some…
Black Petticoats As youngsters, my brothers and I loved to watch the cane fires when it was cane crushing season in Mackay [central Queensland]. The fires fascinated us children the most. The burnt animals were not a pretty sight though. I recall catching fleeing bandicoots with our mother who gave…
Learn how to manipulate and mold your sound into something that will set you apart from the rest of the crowd. We’ll reveal some great ideas on how you can make some simple changes that will give you a very unique style.
Afghanistan – 1953 Snow and wind were lashing against my face as I sat on top of an oil tanker, the usual mode of travel in Afghanistan. I was completely surrounded by Afghans, all of whom carried rifles and bandoliers of cartridges. We were crushed in together like a tin…
Once the earning potential of freelance writers becomes apparent, many people will ask themselves “How do I become a freelance writer?” The process can be as hard or as easy as you want to make it. Like any process, you have to have a reasonable idea of what the final product is and the ingredients or steps along the way to achieving it. If you give some thought to how many different types of writers there are, you will see that you have discovered the first step along the way to becoming one.
Bathgate Avenue It was 1937, and at nine year of age I was aware, in that Depression year, that my family was poor. When I wasn’t permitted to go out of the house at holiday times, because my parents were ashamed that they couldn’t afford new clothes for me, I…
We all have to constantly throw away trash, whether it is food, paper, or anything we do not need anymore. We sometimes recycle things, which is good, but the majority of our waste ultimately ends up going unused.
Ballroom Encounter The day’s unfortunate happenings had led Janie to run to the Mall. She didn’t know why she was there. She just knew she had to get out of that God-forsakin’ school and away from Ellie. Ellie who was supposed to be her best friend in the whole wide…
Bali And Beyond Well, where to begin . . .? Love gone wrong and job gone west! I had been in love with an Indian girl called Janice in Melbourne. We lived together for two years in a gingerbread style cottage in the Dandenongs. She was beautiful and I fell…
Is it a myth that a long life is associated with yoghurt consumption or can it be backed by sound based medical studies? It does seem, according to current research, there is truth. However, ask how yoghurt is healthy? ? Do pay your attention to the quality of the yoghurt to get the most benefits from it to insure a healthy living lifestyle?
As Written I wrote to my brother to pass on the news but also to give him a chance to air views about weather, the family, friends still down South or the dietary portion he puts to his mouth after the doctor has shaken his head and told him to…