The Hitchhiker
By John Urban You know, some days, I get down. Probably from too much of nothing.The greater power then might just arrange for me to see how well off I … Continue reading The Hitchhiker
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Five Dollars
The place had an air of vibrancy and hope, and the crowds of people gathered there were smiling gleefully, and greeting each other joyfully, as if they hadn’t seen each other in a very long time.
Slideshow -guest blogger Chris Maclean
“Memory presents a slideshow of single frames, strewn randomly across the floorboards of my lifetime”
To Have And To Hold
What does one wear to a wedding that one won’t be attending?
‘Fare thee well ‘
So thank you Wakefield and dear Chelsea old and new. You have been the best of neighbours and most wonderful friends.
On the Other Side of the World
Lest the word ‘capital’ evoke pictures of a city, I must report that Moresby had a downtown area of one block and boasted one traffic light.
Trilliums Among the Trash
I needed that, the sudden shock of something longed for, manifest.
A fishy tale
By about halfway through the fourth day, I was definitely beginning to fray at the edges. My thoughts began to hover unhappily on the reality of the miles and days we had yet to go. We were after all, not even halfway in.
Shakti Sunday (revised)
By Chris Corcoran “I hear you’re musicians.” I peered around Peter to join the conversation. It was a Saturday night in March and we were listening to a drum circle … Continue reading Shakti Sunday (revised)
Today
By Billy Collins
When We Say Goodbye
by Michelle April
“Mémé keeps repeating I love you and then there is silence. The purity of that love, is unparalleled. There is no baggage with this love. I say goodbye and hang up.”
Can We Save a Wakefield Forest?
Some of us in Wakefield are trying to save a local forest, a forest that’s a ten-minute walk from Wakefield’s Earle House intersection.
Wandering Wakefield 