‘How does a day and night in an exclusive hotel, all expenses paid, plus S/200 in your pocket sound?’ my husband asked with a sparkle in his eyes. ‘That sounds amazing! Someone wants to pay us to stay at a fancy hotel. Really?’ I couldn’t believe it. ‘Yep, a friend of a friend works with a company that evaluates hotels…
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‘How much money do you have with you?’ He asked, busily scrounging through his wallet, a frown furrowing his brow. ‘I have nothing, only a $20 note I keep for traffic emergencies,’ she said. ‘Hmm, we’ll have about S/.150 ($50) to last us a week in Lima, and we’ll leave the girls the last of what we have for emergencies…
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She sat frozen as the image flashed up on the wall, and the preacher’s words came. ‘A seed, so small and seemingly insignificant, has incredible potential.’ Hairs stood on end as a chill ran right through her, from the crown of her head, then out through her toes. All that potential encased in something so tiny. All that genetic material…
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She’s swimming in the sea of transition. She’s already exhausted. Four months until uplift and her head reaches the pillow each night with thoughts and emotions threatening to drown her. It’s been ten years in this wonderful place and it’s almost time to go ‘home’. Don’t think too much, don’t feel too much. She needed new boots. Her last ones…
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The pines stood tall, the earth a carpet under foot. The silence entered her soul as she breathed deep, lungs reaching to cram in more of the high mountain air. A river ran in the ravine below, free, bringing lush life along its course. Is there any sound as blissful as running water? Water. In this place she can drink…
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