Each and every example of human existence - a diversity of being, cooked up in a melting pot of nature and nurture - delivers a unique result: a remarkable blueprint…
It could be true for most people that later life is grounded on childhood experience. At seven, George enjoyed the country lanes of sometimes sunny Cornwall, ambling back and forth…
Where an illusion is accomplished that is purposefully deceptive Those who grow up only knowing the sanctuary of their true forebears, often find it difficult to comprehend why others search…
Soon after returning from Europe, I was confronted by the stark truth that I qualified as a bastard. The news hit me like a sledgehammer blow to the balls! But…
It was a strange looking humanoid object, carved from dark wood with stretched neck and bulging eyes: E.T. for the classroom! I never quite worked out its purpose (past or…
Perhaps more by luck than sound management, George had navigated his way to Australia, then across to India, back to the UK, and on to Africa. But what might life…
Four poems that reach out to encompass diverse dimensions, beginning with Whittling our Niche (perhaps my own favourite, and the poem which heads the WoN website). This poem explores the…
It could be said that we are all politicians to some degree, as we negotiate our ways through life, but it is those who take it on board as their…
A blue kuku adorns the shop front and is the standout feature in this area, known locally as Mkoroshoni. Blue is the predominant colour of the façade, which boasts the…
Teaching in Kenya is judged by many to be the most important profession: with over half the population below 16 years of age and more than 30,000 schools to service,…
Returning to India grew to be like a second homecoming. Touchdown was nearly always Mumbai - which for a decade I knew as Bombay - and each time, as the…
Growing up in a distant corner of England, my high school days were a sort of love-hate story: loved Geography and hated the rest; loved one or two teachers, loathed…
