Catriona Olding

Some years ago I decided, after a lifetime of being less than courageous, to stand up to aggressors

By the time her colleague Tina and I got to her she was telling everyone she was a doctor and to cancel the ambulance

Between the ages of eight and 11, I stayed on an aunt’s farm, helping with housework and learning to ride

For the first time in my life I danced and cried at the same time

Pick up a paintbrush in a state-funded art school these days and you’ll be shown the door