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Tag Archives: memories
Kilkenny Trains
Dad used to walk me to the train line near Kilkenny station in suburban Adelaide when he felt like a bit of train-spotting. The station was a short walk from my Grandparent’s house, where my Dad spent his boyhood years. … Continue reading
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Tagged adelaide, childhood, memories, nostalgia, southaustralia, trains, trainspotting
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Grandpa’s House
As I opened the back door to the house, a rushing blast of pent-up air hit me squarely in the face like the onslaught of a summertime northerly. It was as if years of accumulated stuffiness had been expecting this … Continue reading
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Tagged adelaide, childhood, death, family, grandpa, memories, nostalgia, parents
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An Afternoon BMX Adventure
I. My BMX had white tires. It was a cheap knock-off brand from K-Mart, but I rode the life out of it. I had initially wanted something cooler like a Mongoose, but I knew I this was a pipe dream … Continue reading
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Tagged bikeriding, BMX, childhood, memories, memory, nostalgia, reflection, rokeby, shortstory, warragul
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Small Moments in Love #2
The Church I attended throughout my childhood was small but vibrant. Each Sunday evening we would have a more informal service that was designed to ‘reach out’ to people from non-church backgrounds. I remember these services as a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, church, friends, love, memories, nostalgia, relationships
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The Famous Five and the Spirit of Adventure
It’s funny the things which stick with you from childhood. I am a 37-year-old man who often finds myself remembering childhood moments which captivated my imagination. Just the other day I experienced a flashback to when I was in grade … Continue reading
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Tagged books, childhood, creativity, enidblyton, famousfive, imagination, memories, nostalgia, reading, thefamousfive
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Jack T. Chick and The Witches of Nar Nar Goon
The sociological phenomenon known as the ‘satanic panic’ hit the country town of Warragul in the early 1990’s, where for a brief time the locals had become alarmed at the rise in satanic ritual activity amongst the towns youth. Rumours … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, church, darkness, devilworship, memories, nostalgia, occult, religion, satan, satanicpanic, satanism, theology
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Small Moments in Love #1
I was walking her to the train station late one Sunday evening. It was the middle of winter, yet I had not really registered the cold. She, on the other hand, claimed that she was utterly freezing. I had lent … Continue reading
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Tagged love, lovestory, memories, memory, reflection, relationships, shortstory
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Made me Smile #2
I. A tradie reading a Penguin Classic on the train: a glorious contravention of everyone’s expectations. II. Waiting in line at Kinokuniya bookshop- the only place in which an extended cue is fine with me. We are all here to … Continue reading
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Tagged HAPPY, life, memories, SMILE, THOUGHTS
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And the Sax Played On… (Or, why it’s not always a good idea to invite friends to Church)
The pressure to invite my high school friends to Church events wasn’t oppressive, but it was subtly consistent. This pressure- perhaps expectation is a better word- manifested itself through casual remarks made by my Parents or youth leaders, to the … Continue reading
