True Stories
Jacqx’s articles include the writing journey of her debut novel, When The Glitter Fades; her short stories, stage plays and book and film reviews based on true stories.
Machine Gun Preacher Film Review
Machine Gun Preacher, starring Gerard Butler, starts with the raid of a Sudanese village by the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army). A young boy watches his father being shot dead and is then forced to kill his mother by clubbing her over the head.
A Dream of Courage
I had a dream last night that I was standing high above the ground on one of those tree-top obstacle courses where you have to make your way across from one place to the other by clutching steel wires and balancing on wobbly steel cables, or flying across on a flying fox. In my case, I was up so high I couldn’t see the ground and there were a lot of cables and obstacles I had to get through to make it to the other side.
The Whistleblower Film Review
The Whistleblower is a disturbing and stressful film to watch knowing that this modern day slavery is occurring throughout the world.
Dream Big Dreams
Why should we bother dreaming big dreams? It seems the older we get the less we dream. Has life beaten us down to the point that we think that dreaming is a waste of time? To me dreaming is a symbol of hope and faith. Dreaming is a vision of the future that keeps us going.
Conquering Fear with a Treetop Challenge
Whether you have a fear of heights, or hidden fears, I’ve discovered the ultimate therapy to conquer fears. It’s called the Treetop Challenge.