Katherine Davies Feb 13 2 min Doesn’t everyone feel this way? It took a long time for me to realise that I'm an unusually sensitive person. I assumed that everyone else could see the pain in that wom...
Katherine Davies Jul 26, 2020 1 min #nosanctity4dictators It is very disturbing to see a priest holding a benediction service for the founder of fascism. Rows of men standing at attention, many w...
Katherine Davies May 4, 2020 2 min song from the soul Italy is waking up. Walkers, energised, make their way up my street. A neighbour exercises in his yard to dance music. Children run, dogs...
Katherine Davies Dec 26, 2019 2 min tuning into nature, one day at a time exploring life as a writer who wants to step more lightly on our planet In my attempts to shift to a life that has less impact on the env...
Katherine Davies Nov 23, 2019 3 min Fantastico! Most of my days, I've refused, at least in my own mind, to be 'categorized', as senseless an endeavor as that can be. Humans need categor...
Katherine Davies Oct 29, 2019 3 min walkabout Review of an Australian classic From the lens of today, the film “Walkabout”* resonates powerfully in its portrayal of our profound disco...
Katherine Davies Oct 6, 2019 1 min awe: a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder In search of awe, some scale mountains, trek great distances or pay to lose themselves in a virtual fantasy. In the silence, slowing down...
Katherine Davies Oct 2, 2019 3 min and the man gave me cake Walking back from the café, I held a slice of freshly baked apple pie wrapped in foil, feeling nauseous. New to living in northern Italy,...
Katherine Davies Sep 23, 2019 1 min baking bread and pulling stories On my way here, I saw an image of a woman retrieving a loaf of bread from an oven. She looked delighted and the bread artisanal. The imag...
Katherine Davies May 24, 2019 2 min Amazing Grace This note to a friend refers to 'Amazing Grace', a film of Aretha Franklin aged 29 recording the most successful gospel album to date in ...