Shooting for the Stars: A Memoir of School Days

By Robert Skewes. Craigmore, South Australia What do we remember of our school days? Probably only fragments. And what lingers when our teachers are long gone? Most likely only the intangible … whether they were kind and created safe places to thrive. Or whether they were formulaic and devoid of imagination. And what of our… Continue reading Shooting for the Stars: A Memoir of School Days

Portals into Memory

By Robert Skewes. Craigmore, South Australia, Australia I opened the small sideboard door. There it was again. That elusive odour. That lingering hint of peppermint still there after … how long? Forty, fifty … No, it must now be close to sixty years. That remnant scent of my grandmother’s tar black and white peppermint lollies… Continue reading Portals into Memory