TRAVESTY & TRIUMPH

I visited New Zealand recently, which automatically conjures memories of reading The Hobbit. I first encountered it as a boarding-school read, far lighter than The Exorcist, which I had read immediately before, and a pleasant change. I loved the escapism of being...

The blistering sun beat down as a herd of around thirty bush elephants feasted on umbrella trees. Mothers and their young of various sizes milled around, inquisitive trunks extended, scooping foliage into ever-hungry mouths. Our vehicle approached slowly, the engine...

Light and dark, good and evil, right and wrong. These are age-old, well-worn concepts, but not at all black and white in their interpretation. Perception, personal filters and preconceived notions all influence our determination of morality. One man’s justice is...