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An Exploration of Grief on Frick Island

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on October 24, 2024October 24, 2024

Colleen Oakley’s novel, The Invisible Husband of Frick Island, is a work of contemporary fiction.…

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What Factors Prompt Men to Consider Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 21, 2024

Blake Roberts was 17 years old when he attempted suicide. At the time, he was…

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On the Brink of Everything

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 19, 2024

Parker J Palmer was born in Chicago on February 28, 1939, and grew up in…

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Thin Places

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 14, 2023September 20, 2023

Our identity is often forged by experiences we would never choose – a dysfunctional family,…

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A Window to Another World

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 8, 2022

We lived in New Zealand for 11 years, before returning to Australia in 1997. I…

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Seven Genuine Causes of Grief

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 29, 2021

The Light Between Oceans by Australian author M L Stedman is a compelling, heartbreaking drama…

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Living With Hope and Despair

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on September 23, 2021

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic people have vacillated between hope and despair. It has felt like…

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The Sunset Limited: A Conversation Between Two Strangers About the Meaning of Life

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on August 25, 2021January 31, 2025

The Sunset Limited, written by acclaimed author Cormac McCarthy, is described as a novel in…

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Keeping the Faith When All the Birds Have Flown Away

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 24, 2021

Birds are regular visitors to our front garden. This morning, there were six Red-rumped Parrots…

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ADAM – ‘The Final Years’

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 23, 2021

Adam had his 25th birthday in 2006. It was the year he resumed his apprenticeship…

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Bruce Rickard

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Reflections on Suicide and Staying Alive: My son's suicide changed everything. I felt an obligation to understand why anyone would want to end their life. My regular blog posts explore the causes and prevalence of suicide and what is needed to sustain a healthy mind and a hope-filled future.

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