Monthly Archives: August 2007

Stop the world, I want to get off

Posted on August 24, 2007
in Life, the Universe and Everything Else, Writing
by Cath

I know a lot of writers go through is this see-saw of emotions. For those first few days at the start of a story it feels like magic. The ideas are flowing, the words just fit. Everything is good. But time brings with it disappointment. Somewhere in the darkness of [...]

The importance of things past

Posted on August 20, 2007
in Life, the Universe and Everything Else, Nostalgia and other random musings
by Cath

Last week, I met up with a group of fellow ex-pats from the UK. It was remarkable how much we had to talk about, considering the diversity of the group. But one thing really struck me – the way we cling to familiar things in an unfamiliar environment. Being from [...]