Contributor: Des Kennedy (again!)

A number of years ago, I had occasion to fly, one Friday afternoon, back to New Zealand where I was living at the time. On arriving at the gate, I was surprised that the wonderful Qantas staff at the gate had upgraded me to Business Class. My seat was in the centre aisle, and [...]

Contributor: Des Kennedy

I left Belfast at the age of 27, with my then wife and two young children, and migrated to Sydney, Australia. When in Belfast I had worked for a number of companies including the IT function at the largest bakery in Belfast, the Ormo Bakery.
After a number of years in Sydney, I was [...]

Contributor: Des Kennedy 
My mother-in-law, Norma Bathurst, who is approaching 80, spends quite a bit of her time at the local library teaching the “old people” how to use the internet, the keyboard, and computers in general. Interestingly, she is teaching folk who are generally younger than her – in their 60’s and 70’s. Norma is [...]

Contributor: Martin (martinsellingzoe@aol.com)
It was a quiet white room. About six people sat in reclining chairs next to long silver polls. 
Small clear veins snaked their way into each person’s arm. I was hooked up to one of these silver trees. Plastic veins carried chemo into my arm on a robotic schedule. 
This was my first time sitting in [...]