Empathy: It’s far better than opinion
Surrounding yourself with those who empower you is essential for survival during this time of flux
Surrounding yourself with those who empower you is essential for survival during this time of flux
India is a place where the line between fact and fiction is blurry at best, where religion and superstition is intricately woven into the fabric… Read More »Book review: Nine Lives & City of Djinns
Three Foot Tiger is a roller-coaster ride with Derek Davey through his life and many adventures with sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. It starts… Read More »Book review: Three Foot Tiger, by Ernesto Garcia Marques
Of all the religions, the only one that ever held any appeal for me was Buddhism. That was until I looked into it a bit… Read More »The Buddha and the river
Just a few short centuries ago, there were three main things the average citizen dreaded: pestilence, famine and war. These arrived with a fair amount… Read More »Pestilence, war and famine: relic of the Middle Ages?
From Donald Pinnock, author of Gang Town and a host of other books: I’ve just finished Three Foot Tiger, which I read over two days. Couldn’t put… Read More »Comments from those who’ve read Three Foot Tiger
I breathe I breathe into the icy cold of winter, The skin-tingling freeze of early morning cold showers, deeply and fully, down into my… Read More »I breathe
In The Kindergarten Teacher, a 2018 drama directed by Sara Colengelo, the main character Lisa Spinelli (played by Maggie Gyllenhaal), who teaches preschool kids, discovers… Read More »The Kindergarten Teacher
I wrote this thesis for my psychology MA almost 30 years ago. It was interesting to come across it again after so many years; it… Read More »Leaving an abusive partner
John Williams used to stand on exit from Impala as it leads onto Beyers Naudé to collect donations from passing motorists. In the 90s used… Read More »Farewell to John