Uncategorized Archives - Dianne Filipenko

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Nostalgia Survives

When I think of my Ukrainian Nana, Halina, my favourite memories feature food. Country-style streaky...

by Dianne Filipenko

Love Thrives on Valentines

Love’s first Valentines crush was at age seven. She left an anonymous note in a boy’s locker eve...

by Dianne Filipenko

Belonging

I jokingly call Wangaratta the true center of the universe. I grew up in this Australian town, and I...

by Dianne Filipenko

Your Unguarded Moments

When you commit to knowing yourself, the unguarded moments will arrive fast and often. The unguarded...

by Dianne Filipenko

Finding creative flow – Why time is always on my side

In this post, I’m going to explain how my writing process sometimes goes. With the story below...

by Dianne Filipenko

A Happy Story

I like to turn feelings and emotions into characters that live their lives with us. Here’s one to...

by Dianne Filipenko

Okay, life… I need help

I wrote this a couple of years ago at a tough time of intense change, grief and reckoning. I was lyi...

by Dianne Filipenko

A Forgiveness Story

Forgiveness rides a white horse. I used to see him riding bareback along the beach, his long hair to...

by Dianne Filipenko

What if life isn’t about lessons?

We are not here to be less, or lesser, or to lessen. ‘Lessons’ are something churches and school...

by Dianne Filipenko