• Fiction - Writing

    Final Moments Of Justice, Mercy And Hope With Julie

    November 15, 2023 - By 

    I have been thinking about where it all went south between me and my parents. My mind conjured up a long list that goes back thirty years. We don’t have what other families call “normal” conversations anymore. From the list made up in my mind, one name popped up so much that I couldn’t avoid it. Julie. After they confronted me with what was in the sack for Julie, I knew we couldn’t be a family any more. It wasn’t like we were a family before, anyway. One fine morning, when the Sun shone brightly through the broad windows of…

  • Mental Health - Relationships

    McRenett, my daughter, and Obel Tower in the City Centre

    November 10, 2023 - By 

    Happiest memory, in my opinion, tends to be replaceable with every passing year. Fifteen years ago, my happiest memory was walking with my mum home from school. The delicious fragrance of cake from the McRenett bakery filled my senses. Later that evening, when my dad returned home after work, I hugged him, twining my arms around his neck. I smell the famous McRenett cake in his laptop bag. He was always good at surprises. Five years ago, my happiest memory was giving birth to my daughter. It was the best experience of my life, hands down! I knew she was…

  • Fiction

    I conquered life- if only it was as easy as that…

    November 9, 2023 - By 

    I have walked through one of the darkest times of my life. I dreaded those couple of years when the cumulus clouds stuffed my sky, blocking clear thoughts and feelings. Unfortunately, the lockdown period of Covid-19 coincided with the years I felt imprisoned by my mind. It was when I felt utterly alone and upset. The clouds dissipated finally, letting the sun shine through the sky, and all was well in the end if only it were as simple as that… If a man survives for days in a stranded boat in the ocean, he doesn’t become alive and happy…