Gloria Lee – Bilingual Children’s Author & Storyteller
✨ Stories that spark curiosity, kindness, and laughter.
Gloria Lee is a bilingual storyteller based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
She reimagines Greek myths with warmth, humour, and imagination —
weaving tales that connect generations and hearts.
Welcome to Gloria Lee’s World.
recent Welcome to Gloria Lee’s World
- “Another Discovery: Our Hen Has Started Making Art”Just as wild ginseng is only visible to the seasoned collector and a diamond in a rocky mountain is only caught by the miner’s eye, perhaps I too am blessed with a small gift for spotting the hidden aesthetics of everyday life. This morning, a single egg in my hand whispered exactly that. Having seen… Read more: “Another Discovery: Our Hen Has Started Making Art”
- Dust, Dusk, Dusty — His Eyes Were Always DustySome days, you were Dust. Running along the fence line,light as the earth rising beneath your paws,wild as the path,free as the wind. Some days, you were Dusk. Quiet beside meas the sun leaned low,as evening softened the land,as shadows came gently home. I called you Dustybecause it was easy to say,because the name came… Read more: Dust, Dusk, Dusty — His Eyes Were Always Dusty
- Month of Mary — A Small Gift on the Last Day 🌹We carried Our Lady and the Child Jesus in procession,beginning from the church and walking around the block together. As we walked, we sang hymns with joy,then returned to the churchto pray the five Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. After receiving the final blessing,I came home with a peaceful heart. Later that evening, I ate… Read more: Month of Mary — A Small Gift on the Last Day 🌹
- If Someone Could Give Me Back the Summer of 30 Years AgoOne of my friends, Nev, showed me a small seaside lady figurine and asked if it could be repainted.She told me it had been a birthday gift from about thirty years ago. The colors had faded, and its original brightness had long disappeared.Yet somehow, it still carried the quiet warmth of all the years it… Read more: If Someone Could Give Me Back the Summer of 30 Years Ago
- The Beauty of a Rainy Morning: A Moment of GratitudeA Blessed Morning 🌈 This morning, the sky felt different. Grey clouds gathered quietly overhead, while small pieces of blue sky peeked through in between. I was outside hanging the washing when the first raindrops began to fall.Then I looked up — a double rainbow stretched from one end of the earth to the other.… Read more: The Beauty of a Rainy Morning: A Moment of Gratitude
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Gloria Lee is a bilingual author and storyteller based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
She retells Greek myths with warmth, humor, and imagination — weaving tales that bridge art, wisdom, and heart across generations.
Category: Travel Journals
A collection of travel journals exploring New Zealand’s wild beauty and quiet reflections from the road.
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🌿 Day 3 — Garden Mound Track
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Where every step feels like a conversation with life. A muddy, winding trail — but every slip, every breath felt like life itself teaching me how to keep walking. The third day began with a short drive past Little River and Lee Bay,where I stopped near Māori Beach carpark to see the island’s symbolic sculpture.From…
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Day 2 — Whispers of Ulva Island
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(Where silence learns to breathe again) In the hush of Ulva Island, I listened not with my ears — but with my heart. The air of the second morning was wrapped in stillness.Originally, I planned to walk one of Stewart Island’s long trails,but the weather shifted — and so did I. Instead, I joined a…
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Day 1 — From Halfmoon Bay to Golden Bay
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Where the path begins with clear water and quiet hills.The journey began in Halfmoon Bay, where the water felt clean enough to wash the dust from my heart. The journey began in Halfmoon Bay.The air was unusually clear, and the color of the water seemed to rinse my thoughts clean.At the end of the bay…