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The ghost of my old self (opens the original)
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As I begin walking the trail of this month’s solo hike, with a paper map in hand and small stones crunching under my feet, the memory of my first and last visit here flashes up: a hike on Easter with my now ex-family a couple of years ago.Ex-family…how strange it sounds, but frankly I don’t know what else to call them. The family I married into and lived with for three and a half years? Too long. How odd it is to become part of another family and then, from one day to another, you’re just not an
The witch who discovered her magic (opens the original)
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As I step out of my car at Tāwharanui Regional Park, it is first the cacophony of screeching bird calls and bleating sheep that welcomes me. Not long after, fresh air hits my nostrils, passing on its invigorating embrace. Something about these shrill animal sounds is so utterly soothing, especially with the lack of any other sounds. This place feels contained, its own little world. Far, far away from humans. Not another soul in sight. Exactly what I need. Just the animals and me. Funny that, I t
The year of becoming (opens the original)
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The name that held power over me for so long (opens the original)
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