Author: jendenim

  • Visions

    “I have a real longing to remember my dreams”, I said to my partner this morning, over tea, as she recounted her midnight escapades in ethereal dimensions. I thought I was talking about the REM kind, but now I’m not so sure. Before I quit my job last year – before I even contemplated quitting…

  • Half-Assed

    I look back on my “writing folder” and encounter a series of unfinished projects. Pieces that were started from a place of passion, that quickly fizzled out. I read my own words and think, “hey, this is actually pretty good”. But then, the paragraphs were never pulled together. The thesis dangles but is never secured.…

  • You Don’t Know Her

    [Read live at International Women’s Day, Women on the Rise, Victoria, 2024] You think you know me,Stranger, who met me once  You love me, or you judge meBut you only know what you seeAnd what you see is a mirage You think you know meColleague who has worked with meRoommate who has lived with meFriend…

  • A Conscious World

    I want to live in a world that values wisdom above power or pleasure. A world that thinks before it speaks, and reflects before it acts. A world that treats the Earth (and all of her life forms) with gentleness and respect. In this world, compassion is abundant, and being curious matters more than being…