01 September, 2021(0)CommentsNgaio Davis

Her Best Friend’s Wake

There were flowers, stories, tears and laughter. There was tenderness and grief and love.

Maungakiekie (One Tree Hill)

It was spring at the end of November in Auckland. My parents, sister and I flew from Vancouver to Auckland for my oldest sister’s tangi, […]

21 November, 2020(0)CommentsNgaio Davis

James was a boy who enjoyed the outdoors*. He loved hiking, and the wolf was his favourite animal. When he goes for walks, James often […]

There’s joy in being welcomed by spring at the end of November. My parents, second sister and I left Vancouver on a cold, rainy day. […]

I held the door open for the widow and her two daughters. The older of the girls was about nine years old, her sister likely […]