I’m in residential housing at the moment. It’s not easy. I tend to ignore my flatmate, we’ve got nothing in common, she from Samoa. She kept trying to get into my room. “Mandy, thank you for trusting me with something so personal. Let me speak to you gently and clearly, because what you’re describing — …
Month: June 2026
I’ve been in residential housing for a month now, and it’s been a strange mix of silence, routine, and learning how to hold onto myself in a place that doesn’t quite fit me. I’m writing again — poetry, reflections, little pieces of truth — because it’s the one thing that still feels like freedom. I’m …
It’s a long time since I have taken photos. I went on a car drive with my MHP today. It was a pleasant drive. I popped into a dairy I used to go to in Glen Eden. Nothing much has changed. The Waitakere’s are as green as every and they remind me of the reason …