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Amy Chapman
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Dreams turn to nightmares.
Beaches and kangaroos turn to trauma, pregnancy and lies.
#memoir
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Amy Chapman @amychapmanwg.bsky.social · Mar 20
#memoir #travel #pregnancy #trauma #relationship
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September 13, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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September 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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Chapter Forty Five
September 2003 My parents are waiting at the barriers at Heathrow.    'She doesn't look fat,' my dad says. 'Everyone says people come back...
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August 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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August 28, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Chapter Forty Four
August 2003 I'm staying in a hostel in Los Angeles. It claims to be right by Venice Beach but I can't find the beach. Instead I find the i...
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August 23, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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Chapter Forty Three
August 2003 I go to Waikiki for my last week in Hawaii. I check into the hostel and am put into an empty dorm. I go for a walk in the even...
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August 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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August 14, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Chapter Forty Two
August 2003 I arrived in Hawaii the day before I left New Zealand. In my head I pretend I've travelled back in time rather than crossed th...
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August 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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August 8, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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August 6, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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August 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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The Robin of Letting Go
The other day as I cooked dinner a robin flew through the window and perched just inside. The song Mad World by Michael Andrews and Gary…
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July 27, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Chapter Forty
July 2003 I sit on the ferry to the South Island with Catriona, Sarah and Lou. I was expecting to feel sick, to be running constantly to t...
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July 26, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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Chapter Thirty Nine
July 2003 We go to Taupo and walk round the edge of a giant lake. The water is blue-green and endless. Beneath its calm surface lies a vol...
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July 19, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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Chapter Thirty Eight
July 2003 I'm not free from Steve. His teeth are still in my neck. His voice is still in my head reminding me that I'm weak, fragile, scar...
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July 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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July 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Chapter Thirty Seven
July 2003 We go to Piha Beach with its dark sands and Lion Rock. At the right angle it really does look like a giant lion turned to stone....
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July 5, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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I feel your breath
twisting
through the snow
as I step
into your soul
and there
is
no
way
out.
July 1, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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Chapter Thirty Six
July 2003 I feel ill on the flight to New Zealand. The chicken they serve for dinner makes me gag. I have to drink bottle after bottle of ...
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June 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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Petals wilt, falling to the dirt as your sweet words wither in my heart.
June 24, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Chapter Thirty Five
July 2003 Back in Sydney. Full circle. I thought it would feel like coming home but there's something missing.    Friends. Excitement. Hop...
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June 21, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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June 20, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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June 15, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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Chapter Thirty Four
June 2003 I'm cold and wet. I miss the sunshine. I miss who I was in the sunshine.    No one speaks to me in the hostel. I wander around M...
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June 14, 2026 at 7:31 AM