Kim M. Horwood

Have you ever left the sand and been so far in the deep that the water feels cold at your feet. Your journey from the shore has found you...

I remember car windows down and hands outside, surfing the waves of peninsula breezes.   I remember following the road around sweeping...

Against a sharp blue sky, arms are outstretched with a placard painted in red, END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. Amongst them are sisters,...

I had to go into the city last Wednesday to pick up a couple of Christmas presents. Around Day 11 of my advent calendar, I was gifted a...

They call it Waddy Point, where the land mass juts out to the east, dipping its toe into the Coral Sea. Like a giant mottled caterpillar,...

Curling around lush pastures and dividing country towns, the river is unaware of its power, breaking earth and man as it swells and...

My little brother died. He was 53. The shock of his sudden death extended far beyond us, his sisters, and his parents. He had a beautiful...

I found a bottle in the sand, Not the floating message kind, This time, I found a bottle tree, It was an unexpected find. * They are a...

I spent some time in April, visiting faces and places, tracing my roots, like a celebrity in my very own episode of ‘Who Do You Think You...

The Hammo-7 go to Noosa. It sounds like an epic adventure—like ‘Harold and Kumar go to White Castle’, ‘The Bad News Bears go to Japan’,...

Firstly, refer to blog 28-September-2020 to understand why ‘concerned-ex-co-worker-and-friend’ asked, ‘You went beach driving again??’...

There is no greater reward than finding your tribe. They are the crew that validate you, the ones who cheer you on, ache with you, laugh...

If ever one of our sons call us by our Christian names, I usually remind them, there are thousands of people in the world who can use our...

Seven-month-old Jaiah’s movie choice at brekky this morning was “The Lorax”. Along with his grandmother, clearly my grandson has great...

There are many books that stay with me, long after I’ve read them, but it’s not often I find a book that has the power to change my...

It’s happened. I hit menopause and turned into a grumpy old lady. I’m not referring to the 2017 State of Origin when I had to yell at the...

It all started with the BCF voucher the kids bought Mr Ed for Father’s Day. I suggested they buy a Bunnings voucher. There is a...

I’ve spoken before about my experiences of cultural immersion in a beautiful place called Santa Teresa in the Northern Territory. After...

Are you struggling to get back to pre-Covid “normal” like I am? In theory I should be fine – I’m an introverted homebody. Covid lockdown...

I bet you didn't know that today, the 19th August is the day for achieving completion, for finally accomplishing what you set out to do....