TRAVESTY & TRIUMPH
THE BLOG OF PATRICIA HOGARTH
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?: The global problem of domestic violence
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...
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High noon on the Serengeti
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...
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Welcome to Travesty & Triumph
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...
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