Jolted awake by the phone at 4am in my friend’s house in Berkeley, I knew. My father was dead. In Canada: thousands of miles away. My good parent: dead at 69. I was 37. Back in Australia, I grieved alone for months. My loving, distressed husband finally announced, “I’m worried, Wendy. This grief has… Continue reading Gone to God
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Flight Poem
On 25 May 2013, I flew to Adelaide from the Gold Coast. I associate Adelaide with hopefulness and opportunity. I was looking forward to basking in the pleasures of old friendships once again. Twin griefs had distracted me for several months: the death of a dear friend and the loss of a longstanding friendship.… Continue reading Flight Poem
NIMBY Psychology: Lunch-time Colloquium, Tufts University, 6 February 2013
6 February 2013 What’s Psychology Got to Do with NIMBY?: Exploring the Deeper Meanings of Community Resistance to Proposed Housing Density Increases I spent several hours teaching and meeting with facultry at Tufts University during my month in Boston. My hosts included Julian Aygeman,… Continue reading NIMBY Psychology: Lunch-time Colloquium, Tufts University, 6 February 2013
Saying Goodbye to a Partner: A Souvenir
29 June 2009 6:06 pm This week, when the storms came and the rats and python got into the shed, I had to do some quick work to rescue my scrapbooks. I was unprepared for the emotional impact. But the urgent task became a meditation and yielded a great blessing. My father’s American Green Card… Continue reading Saying Goodbye to a Partner: A Souvenir