bottlebroke: good causes
i am increasingly convinced that nothing i have, whether things, abilities, relationships or even my own *life, are mine because of any particular entitlement. it only takes a half-minute of contemplation to realise how bloody fortunate i am. when we were growing up, my parents had no fixed income, and we were supported by people [...]
mit thla: complete!
these pictures started with the idea that anyone with any camera can take interesting pictures-you don’t *need the best equipment or brilliant photoshop skills. somewhere along the way came the desire to add words to the pictures. this wasn’t too difficult, as many of the poems I write seem (to me at least) quite visual [...]
where is the sea
(go here for the full poem, here to read about my favourite sunset) i’ve always loved sunsets, though it is only lately that i have a sea to go with it. sunsets (and the sea) have always been a reminder that my life means little in the larger scheme of things, that “men may come [...]
breathe/the city
i love living in this city. love walking down streets with cliff-like buildings looming over, or spattered with the colourful bits and remains of posters and sticker art; love the chatter of the pedestrian lights as they change to draw a swarm of people across or the sound of laughter in 17 different languages. i [...]
under the party tree
around this time last year we had the end of year christmas picnic at hamilton north school, where i was a relieving teacher aide for a while. 2009 was the first time i had any extended contact with intellectually disabled children, and i was coming to the end of that experience. it was almost gratifying [...]
