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Inspiration comes from many sources. Sometimes it’s a book or a conversation with a friend. Sometimes it’s a sermon or a talk-show on the radio. Occasionally, it may even come

Earlier posts of Orphaned Grace: Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4  Part 5  Part 6 I look up in time to see that the two largest elephants have broken away

Earlier posts of Orphaned Grace: Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4  Part 5 The next day all the preparations start. The specialised relocation trailer that my father had had made

Earlier posts of Orphaned Grace: Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4 The next morning I wake up to an urgent hiss. Next to me Neema is asleep; Uncle Rob and

Earlier posts of Orphaned Grace: Part 1  Part 2  Part 3 Throughout that afternoon, Neema continues her destructive behaviour. Nobody can get near her to try and feed her and Uncle Rob

Earlier posts of Orphaned Grace: Part 1,  Part 2 We find the elephant pressed back against her mother’s side and Uncle Rob brings her down with a single dart. That’s the easy part.

Earlier posts of Orphaned Grace: Part 1 That night my sleep is restless. Elephants charge through my dreams, catching me in their wild stampede; poachers’ guns maim my uncle and cousins; and

This is the first part of a 7-part story set in the African bush.   Neema came into my life one dark, brooding September day. I remember how the promise of

I’m excited to announce something new on my blog. From Monday, you’ll be able to read a very special short story that I’ve written. It will run as a 7-part series