The South Head Vagabond

Stories

The Stratman, The Doobies, and a Friendship Gone Too Soon

13 July 2026

Nearly 30 years ago I watched a man play a guitar in a band at a church. He was a good-looking dude and he played a black Stratocaster.

Ryan: The Water Boy

13 July 2026

Something stirred inside Ryan when his Grade One teacher talked about something most children never hear about so young: how millions of people around the world struggle daily for the most basic necessity of life - water.

Christine McVie

30 January 2026

The story of the woman who held Fleetwood Mac together while everyone else got the glory.

Ruth Coker Burks

30 January 2026

Ruth Coker Burks, 25 years old, was visiting a friend when she noticed something that made the nurses turn away: a hospital room door marked with a big red biohazard bag.

Unvarnished heroism

29 October 2025

Some legends that arise sound too good to be true, but we keep telling them because they sound inspirational.

The Hero of Nanjing

5 August 2025

The human capacity for inventiveness knows no bounds – especially sometimes, when a life or death situation presents itself. Like, how to save thousands of refugees – with something as bizarre as a Nazi flag!

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