Recently I had to write a poem for a creative writing paper at uni. I’d never attempted poetry before and really wasn’t keen on writing something dark that I suspected would end up sounding insincere and awkward due to my novice status. So instead I went for a love story. Here it is, along with a little background context afterwards. Continue reading
I was something of a late bloomer when it came to getting my driver’s license. I think it was because I lived in central Wellington and most places were a short walk away. When I was 24 I moved to London for 10 years, and there was zero need for a gas guzzler as I lived and worked in zones one and two the whole time I was there. As for those trips outside the M25, there was always someone else on hand to be the grownup driver. Continue reading
When I was living in London and working in restaurants, I got asked pretty much on a daily basis where I was from – the majority of the time people would ask where I was from in Australia, but that’s a whole other topic I’m not going to delve into today. Continue reading
