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Sometimes I know exactly where a story comes from. Other times I’m unsure. At the very least, however, I can work out what inspired it. A Room For Ryel does not fall into either of these c … read more

A drizzly grey Sunday on the “dark side” of Pukekohe. Cold and miserable. A thirteen-year-old and a nine-year-old banished from the house to the neighbouring church hall, an older building with zer … read more

At the height of the pandemic, Melbourne, the capital of Victoria in Australia’s south-east, earned the unenviable title of the ‘world’s most locked down city’, clocking up 260 days over six lock … read more