HeyJaredThe Murmuration by Grace Pengelly
Digging beneath the topsoil of life and chronicling the birth pangs of a world in transition. Bring your curiosity, questions - and maybe a spade?
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Life is now (opens the original)
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Hi friends,Every few years or so I experience a period of depression, anxiety, whatever you want to call it. On these occasions my mind churns and ruminates on things that I can do very little about. If you are a new reader then you might be surprised to hear this from me – but there are a lot more people living with depression that you might realise; we live among you, tending to disappear without explanation every once in a while.As I get older I’ve become more able to identify what these feel
I'm angry :) (opens the original)
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On Monday my four year old daughter walked into the living room after playing outside for a few minutes. Her nose was wrinkled, the same way it does when her brother has done a big fart. ‘It smells smokey outside Mummy, like a BBQ’I stopped what I was doing and stepped outside our front door. She was right, smoke was in the air. It was a faint smell, with a slight plastic undertone to it. I looked around the immediate vicinity to see if there was an obvious source – perhaps a neighbour had lit t
Want to know where life's taking you? (opens the original)
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A World of Sliding Doors? (opens the original)
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