by dyanaw | Aug 25, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Novels, Philosophy, Sailing, Yoga
I need to calm down, reef my sail, meditate. Cross-legged in the saloon with a cushion in the small of my back, I sink behind my tumbling thoughts, behind my compulsive activity, behind the entrancing glamour of living. I follow my breath slowly down into a still...
by briant | Aug 20, 2016 | Adventure, Red Diamond, Thriller, Trilogy
Being the first to win a million dollars was a special achievement for Jessica, especially beating her best friend Bridget to the goal. Knowing they were guaranteed at least that sum was irrelevant. Jessica could step up when it really mattered, but even she was...
by dyanaw | Aug 15, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Philosophy, Sailing
The science of yoga claims that all experience is a combination of the qualities of the five elements, earth, water, fire, air and space. We know the world and ourselves as the ever-changing fluxing of these elements. As much as I can be present to all the changing...
by briant | Aug 10, 2016 | Adventure, Red Diamond, Thriller, Trilogy
Dad would have loved a son but his tomboy Ella was ‘perfect’ he said, like a best daughter and a best son all rolled into one. He liked to hike when off duty. Mum was not the hiking type and Sally was too young. So we had often been on hiking expeditions for a day or...
by dyanaw | Aug 5, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Philosophy, Sailing, Yoga
Space is inescapably ever-present when sailing. The balance changes, with space taking centre stage. Space itself comes alive, between us all and through us all. Light-filled space, extending as far as I can see, coming into focus as something rather than nothing. My...
by briant | Jul 30, 2016 | Novels, Red Diamond, Thriller
Tammi was starting to see her career as a dancer, and a gang leader, flushing down the toilet. She turned to the club manager, knowing his name from the previous times she’d danced at his clubs with her crew. “Please Mr Fabian, we’ll never do it again, ever!” “It’s...
by dyanaw | Jul 25, 2016 | Dyana Wells, Sailing, Trilogy
Life itself shaped me out of the winds, intricate pathways of movement, vibration, creating an illusion of substance that is me already. I know all about winds, I’m made up from them. So these winds outside me, do I recognise them now. How well can I be present to...
by briant | Jul 20, 2016 | Brian Thurogood, Red Diamond, Thriller
“Your art has become more important than the family.” “No, not more important but equally important.” “It’s like we have to juggle my work, Jill and your work in a constant war of give and take.” “You see it as a tug of war because you now need to take more...
by dyanaw | Jul 15, 2016 | Adventure, Dyana Wells, Novels, Sailing, Yoga
The boat is our vehicle and although it creaks and groans it’s pretty solid and unchanging for now. The boat gives us a sense of stability. Not like a house on solid ground, but a moving stability. Pea-pod shaped, not an extended cube. Minimal stability, like a...
by briant | Jul 10, 2016 | Adventure, Brian Thurogood, Red Diamond, Thriller
Fabian couldn’t help notice the efficient way Grant’s partners worked, a stark contrast to the time-wasting play-acting of the corporate meetings he’d suffered in the previous six months with various publishers and marketing representatives. “Kat, it’s great to meet...