Author Archives: Pauline Small

About Pauline Small

After a long and varied career in teaching, I am now able to pursue my other love - writing as a form of exploring the depths of life's experiences. I live in South Australia, in an ordinary house in an ordinary suburban street, which is where the extraordinary happens every day.

Love as Was Foretold.

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Pauline Small

The last sign was a little further away from me. I decided that whatever it said would be the message I accepted in relation to our marriage. Continue reading →

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That Glossy Red Box.

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Pauline Small

(This past week I have been thinking a lot about connection, and especially where things from the past enter our present while we are unaware. I found a piece I had started a while back, and reshaped it to suffice … Continue reading →

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Blood Revisited.

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Pauline Small

One of my earliest associations with blood was to taste it by licking my bleeding finger… Continue reading →

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An Armful of Grace on Our Table.

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Pauline Small

In the classical tradition of still life painting, there is always an intimation of mortality – a piece of fruit that is spoilt or blossom that has fallen and withered. Looking at these exquisite flowers as a work of art, Continue reading →

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Gladness and Learning to Float.

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Pauline Small

There were not many dry eyes when we saw George proudly waking his daughter… Source: Gladness and Learning to Float.

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Gladness and Learning to Float.

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Pauline Small

There were not many dry eyes when we saw George proudly waking his daughter… Continue reading →

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What you didn’t want to find in your Mum’s wardrobe just before Christmas.

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Pauline Small

This Advent, a more disturbing gift has lain in wait for us. Source: What you didn’t want to find in your Mum’s wardrobe just before Christmas.

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What you didn’t want to find in your Mum’s wardrobe just before Christmas.

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Pauline Small

This Advent, a more disturbing gift has lain in wait for us.
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Not Actually Walking The Camino.

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Pauline Small

I have been debating internally for a while about whether or not to start writing my blog again. I have loved writing it in the past, although it is hard to tell whether it is a useful thing to do … Continue reading →

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Not Actually Walking The Camino.

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Pauline Small

I have been debating internally for a while about whether or not to start writing my blog again. I have loved writing it in the past, although it is hard to tell whether it is a useful thing to do … Continue reading →

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