An aerial view of a river winding through a parched grass field, on both sides are green trees and the left hand side there is a walking path winding through the trees
Health & Wellbeing, philosophy, Politics, travel

I Can’t Pretend it Isn’t Happening

I had to share this piece from a wonderful fellow blogger based in ลŒtautahi. It makes for heavy reading, but I at least feel a sense of solidarity and feeble hope that there are older generations out there who take the science seriously and want to help, inform and support others. https://realruth.wordpress.com/2026/08/18/climate-crisis-4/ Heat, Fires and… Continue reading I Can’t Pretend it Isn’t Happening

Poetry

Disoriented Hedgehogs & Poetry Kits

Taking inspiration from Victoria University's Poetry Kit resource, I wrote a poem in the style of Octavio Paz's "Motion". If you're interested in following along and giving it a go yourself, I highly recommend it as a way to flex your creative muscle. Pursuit - in the style of Motion by Octavio Paz If you… Continue reading Disoriented Hedgehogs & Poetry Kits