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Melissa Coburn is a Melbourne writer.

Our twins are suddenly grown-ups. My own transition from school will be much harder
Opinion
Schools

Our twins are suddenly grown-ups. My own transition from school will be much harder

Thirteen years is a long time at school – and that goes for the parents, too. But there will be life after school.

  • by Melissa Coburn

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Clearing out the school drawer marks the end of an era. What now?
Opinion
Parenting

Clearing out the school drawer marks the end of an era. What now?

Old pencil cases and waxy crayons. Who knew that clearing out the school stationery drawer would make me so emotional?

  • by Melissa Coburn
Frolicking dolphins a reminder to make the most of life’s wondrous moments
Opinion
Religion

Frolicking dolphins a reminder to make the most of life’s wondrous moments

Mother Teresa’s advice was to be happy in the moment. None of us are assured of tomorrow. All we have is now.

  • by Melissa Coburn
Why faith also involves some fear
Opinion
Religion

Why faith also involves some fear

If we trust in God, might we not be entrusted with a task we won’t like, one that involves hardship and sacrifice?

  • by Melissa Coburn
Something eternal finds a voice as Christmas tunes ring out across the city

Something eternal finds a voice as Christmas tunes ring out across the city

A choir singing Christmas hymns took the breath away and filled the eyes with trembling tears that could not be shed.

  • by Melissa Coburn
Friends and faith help, whether we’re in the basement or the penthouse
Opinion
Religion

Friends and faith help, whether we’re in the basement or the penthouse

Hard times – though unasked for, destabilising and concerning – have the capacity to sculpt the soul, filling it with new understanding and compassion.

  • by Melissa Coburn
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Intimate and in my face: The commuter conversation that made my toes curl

Intimate and in my face: The commuter conversation that made my toes curl

Public transport seems to have become a mobile office where people have no qualms making lengthy business and personal calls.

  • by Melissa Coburn
Unseasonably warm autumn days offer a kiss of hope
Opinion
Religion

Unseasonably warm autumn days offer a kiss of hope

Accepting the fading of autumn becomes harder as we grow older.

  • by Melissa Coburn
My friend shocked me when she mentioned the ‘r’ word
Opinion
Ageing

My friend shocked me when she mentioned the ‘r’ word

One of my peers has started talking about retirement and becoming a grandparent. Are we really on that page already?

  • by Melissa Coburn
A love letter to a lost era demonstrates that we cannot outrun time
Opinion
Religion

A love letter to a lost era demonstrates that we cannot outrun time

I could scarcely imagine Flinders Street Station, so practical in its daily function, housing something as whimsical as a ballroom and yet, there I was.

  • by Melissa Coburn
We’re all on different paths, but travelling in the same direction

We’re all on different paths, but travelling in the same direction

We have more in common with the creatures of the natural world than we sometimes acknowledge. Yet here we are, not the fastest or strongest or largest, placed in a custodial role over all creatures.

  • by Melissa Coburn

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