Death-walking – Accompanying the Dying

Updated Jan 31st, 2025 Death-walking – The Sacred Role of Accompanying the Dying  “When you are with a dying person, you are exactly the one who is supposed to be there. There are no mistakes, and there are no coincidences…have you any idea how hard the Universe had to work to get you in that … Read more

It’s Never Too Late to Revise – Part 2

 It’s Never Too Late to Revise – Part 2   “Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.” – Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft As I mentioned at the end of last Wednesday’s blog, It’s Never Too Late to Revise, after Lynne and I had finished with The Neighbours play script, Theresa arrived … Read more

A Police Perspective on Line of Duty Death

Dealing with a Line of Duty Death – A Police Officer’s Perspective   The following interview took place on Oct 26th, 2014 between Maryanne Pope (Cst John Petropoulos’ widow and author of the Crossing the Line blog series in Grieving Behind the Badge) and Rick Gardner, who was John’s Sergeant and close friend at the … Read more