Nine years ago, a young black American whip-smart by the name of Barak Obama became the 44th President of the United States. As we'd just moved overseas, I didn't vote in that election, but if I had, it's likely I would've cast my vote for the graphic designer who created...
Read moreSorries Never Said
Last year I did some hard heart work surrounding the act of forgiveness. Turns out I had some things churning within that I hadn't quite dealt with yet. Not just that, but when I uncovered these hidden trenches of not-quite-forgiveness, I was met not with that 70x7 Bible verse, but instead...
Read moreNaming, Shaming, and Apologising
What an apology given 34 years too late can teach us about the act of saying sorry
Read moreA Year in Writing, more or less
Some years are more prolific than others. 2017 wasn't necessarily one of them (at least, words-wise; plenty of travel, memories, changes, highs and lows were certainly had). But tis the season for a few favourite essays from the last year, in no particular order:
Read moreDisturbing the Peace
I've a picture in my mind: two young white men held close to the ground by police in the act of arrest. They were standing in protest, disrupting traffic on Chicago's Michigan Avenue, declaring Black Lives Matter. Too many boys had been shot...
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