Johan found pleasure in small cruelties. While other boys played sports, he stalked the corners of the family property – the crumbling shed, the overgrown garden, the dusty basement – looking for spiders.
“Tyranny naturally arises from democracy.” These are the words of Greek philosopher Plato around 2,400 years ago. It begs the question: Why do we elect idiot leaders?
Addiction is a word used for a wide range of experiences, both positive and negative and some where it is not clear which it is. “I’m addicted to surfing,” I remember telling my mother …
I joined the Whitianga Writers’ Club when it was formed back in February. We meet once a month and are given a topic and/or genre to write a 500-word piece about …
I was exhausted, but I couldn’t fall asleep. I tried meditating, which usually does the trick, but not this time.
Johan found pleasure in small cruelties. While other boys played sports, he stalked the corners of the family property – the crumbling shed, the overgrown garden, the dusty basement – looking for spiders.
“Tyranny naturally arises from democracy.” These are the words of Greek philosopher Plato around 2,400 years ago. It begs the question: Why do we elect idiot leaders?
Addiction is a word used for a wide range of experiences, both positive and negative and some where it is not clear which it is. “I’m addicted to surfing,” I remember telling my mother …
I joined the Whitianga Writers’ Club when it was formed back in February. We meet once a month and are given a topic and/or genre to write a 500-word piece about …
I was exhausted, but I couldn’t fall asleep. I tried meditating, which usually does the trick, but not this time.
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