Tag Archives: slave trade

The president and the slave trader

Posted on June 29, 2015 by memoirsofahusk

This morning, Sunday morning, for the first time in my life, I sat in bed with my laptop and watched a 40 minute video. It was emotional watching. There were tears. (I know, the tears thing – it’s becoming a … Continue reading →

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‘To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive’.* Really?

Posted on June 16, 2014 by memoirsofahusk

June. Winter in the southern hemisphere. The year 2011. A man walks into the bar – yes I know, I use it too often. But there’s a reason. Besides the fact we’re often in the bar, before you say it. … Continue reading →

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That road – dejà viewed. Part 4: the journey’s end.

Posted on August 28, 2013 by memoirsofahusk

The man who’s driving this long and just-beginning-to-be-winding road has a very soothing manner. On another day I might – just might – find Fegan’s manner too soothing. As in irritatingly slow. Tonight, his aura of calm is perfect. I sink into the … Continue reading →

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