“It’s so HEAVYYY!” Several heads turn my direction and the disapproving stares of strangers cause me to wonder if I said that aloud by accident….
Lingering incense from daily offerings wafted over the villa; the smell of Balinese air and fresh street food filled my nostrils. A breath felt how…
BEEP, beep, beep This tunnel is one of my biggest fears. I’m driving my car on the M5, about to go through the airport tunnel….
“Olivia’s effort and concentration in class have been variable. At times she has participated well, but at other times, has been off-task. In her future…
Content warning: This piece discusses self-harm, suicide and mental health. In Japan, a country known for its conformity, the backstreets of Tokyo reject and rebel….
In the dying days of the Japanese ski season, there was a definite lack of snow. When there is a lack of snow around these…
I stare out the plane window at the twinkling lights in the darkness below. That’s Japan down there. Hitting the ground feels like victory: a…
Content warning: Suicide and associated themes I lay cocooned in an old duvet on the hard hospital floor, drifting in and out of consciousness to…
Long days. Cold nights. Fatigue and loneliness. Standing in the harsh sun, I’m surrounded by walls of tall jungle. Staring ahead at a steep overgrown…
I wish I had taken ballet as a kid. The pirouettes I force myself into, avoiding seemingly inevitable collisions with scooters and cars, on roads…
A harsh light pierces my eyes from a low swinging globe above my face. I am lying on a bed. No. It’s a gurney. It…
Two years ago, I moved away from home: away from my small riverside town to the big city of Auckland, often confused for New Zealand’s…
