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It took me four hours to make my way across town, people kept shaking their heads. "Too far for walking." "There won't be much happening," said the girl who'd been to Brisbane and Sydney, "the ...read more
Went for a long wander in the forest with a local acquaintance to guide me. We climbed Berlin's highest peak, which sounds more dramatic than it is. The lake is called Muggelsee and I had ...read more
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The little cat puts her hand possessively on my arm. After a moment's thought her other hand creeps up to join it and I remember the day I finally found her again, after she had ...read more
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Today I am sitting beside my father while he sleeps. It is the last time, probably ever. We are outdoors in the sunny Queensland day and I can hear all the birds. These birds are ...read more
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This week I'm going home to Berlin to find an apartment of my own, via a writing sabbatical in Thailand which I suspect I will sleep through. What was supposed to be two weeks has ...read more
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Mum's just taken Dad on an outing & waving goodbye to them I began to cry. Soon it will be the long goodbye. My Dad seems so cheerful and excited, sitting up in his passenger ...read more
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Yesterday I dislocated my finger. I tripped on a folded horse blanket and fell against the car and when I stood up my ring finger literally stuck out behind the pinky at a 45 degree ...read more
My parents have a spare room which they have been eager to put to use as Dad's medical expenses mount, so I offered to manage it for them as an Airbnb listing. Airbnb has been ...read more
Walked into a Turkish convenience store late on Friday night, they sold water pipes as well as a dazzling array of alcohols and sundry sweet snackettes... behind the counter stood a very untall & wizened ...read more