Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

Fiction Shorts

139 stories

Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

motherhood

4 stories

Photo of a mother and child enjoying the good times
Remembering my mother and her sister who each died on the same date some twenty years apart.
Your  newborn baby is perfect. Did I mention she has Down Syndrome?
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

Life Lessons - Courage, Change, Self Improvement...

376 stories

Photo of a mother and child enjoying the good times
Heart-shaped hand, a true sign of love.
A demented brain that causes confusion and atypical behavior responses.
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

Injustice Globally

100 stories

A demented brain that causes confusion and atypical behavior responses.
Price-gouging is here to stay, unless we stand up for ourselves.
When the idea of renting your home turns sour…
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

My Most Popular Stories

10 stories

A demented brain that causes confusion and atypical behavior responses.
Food for the bees
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

Parenting

114 stories

Caterpillar — ready to become a butterfly
One happy family, together in love.
A dining table laden with beautiful home-cooked food
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

Teaching and Learning

52 stories

Caterpillar — ready to become a butterfly
The gifting circle where students can share gifts with each other.
Christmas time when teachers receive the most unlikely of gifts.
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

Sustainability and the Environment

97 stories

An illustration from The Lorax, a book about the environment.
Insects happily living their lives on the bark of a tree.
The breathtaking beauty of wildness
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

Health - Food and Disease

98 stories

Insects happily living their lives on the bark of a tree.
Rows upon rows of junk food, all at an appropriate level for children.
Slushies…a sugar-laden ‘treat’ that children tend to love.
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

Daily Cuppa

39 stories

To grunt or not to grunt…that is the question.
Imagine a poo museum close to these Canberra icons!
Burnt bacon…
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

People With A Disability

26 stories

Daisy has Down Syndrome and already is a cracker of a tennis player.
Funeral for Catriona…
Having a small kitchen in retirement homes could be a deal breaker. Add a little trust and BINGO!
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

friendship

46 stories

One little girl born into the world through the altruism of others.
We can never care too much about each other…this image the epitome of caring.
Winners are grinners…image shows woman laughing.
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

Wrting|Poetry|Just For Fun

81 stories

Some stories to share given we are all made of stories.
One over-zealous first-footer, making sure he has enough coal for Hogmanay obligations.
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

Bougainville and Other Cultures

16 stories

Christmas in the tropics. Heist or no heist, it’s the thought that counts!
Buka basket — Buka is a town on the east coast of Bougainville Island in PNG.
A very young girl who chose to have her own ‘jumble sale’ in a foreign country…
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

My book reflections

1 story

One lonely mother seeking directions in life after her husband leaves her.
Maria Rattray

Maria Rattray

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Writer, author, teacher, fun-loving poet. Trying valiantly to make the world a better place. Helping you to guide the future. Find me at: https://ponmyword.com