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History needs people to create itself.
People are leaves on the tree of Destiny.
Stories map the wind that shakes the leaves.
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A story shows us how others deal with, and to, the life they believe they are contracted to live
Yet existence is based on change - only rocks continue for ages without change
People have to breathe in and out, which is change. They find they grow up and grow old, which is change
They meet with love and being loved - now what could be a more powerful force than that?
Mystery, Romance and Suspense are what keep people going, enduring good times and difficult ones, from ancient worlds and civilisations through the Middle Ages to this modern twenty first century
How could we not write about what drives us?
Beginning September 2010
Pohutukawa - the sigh of summer when red blossoms herald Christmas on New Zealand beaches.
Our favourite tree and an emblem of happiness.
But not for California.
Last century San Francisco planted 5000 to brighten up bare cheerless streets.
Twenty five years on, they invade and block sewage and water pipes, crack sidewalks and attack overhead power lines, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars
Yet another lesson to learn about moving life forms away from their natural environment?
