Tag: family
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The Ferry Crossing
As I become more comfortable with sharing my voice with the world via my writing, and as I read the political commentary around gangs, I thought it might be time to share something different. This is a small extract of creative writing from an unpublished manuscript I wrote last year. This piece is based on…
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Poverty & Morality
Photo https://elections.nz/ It is getting closer to our general election, which means political parties are releasing their election promises and policies, seeking to grab the attention of voters with offers that will personally benefit them or punish those they do not identify with. Dividing the country into the worthy and unworthy. An interesting time for…
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Side Quest
I have spent my life learning a very annoying truth: there is so much in life we have no control over. I’m not saying this to absolve myself of responsibility, because the one place where we have the most ability to exercise control is over our own actions. I’m pondering this because I recently made…
