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October 13, 2018
The straw that will break my hope
This is a short post because I really just have to share with you the latest Creative Pep Talk podcast episode. For those of you who don’t already listen, Creative Pep Talk is run by illustrator Andy J. Miller and it is to this date the only podcast that has made me both laugh and […]
September 28, 2018
Book review – Storyland by Catherine McKinnon
It is the enchanted hour, where blue water glows and the rocky shores and sandy beaches have a yellowish gleam. On the eastern side of the cove I spy the governor’s stone house. Near it, the farmed gardens. On the western side is the hospital, where my friend Na will be sweeping floors. Around the […]
September 1, 2018
Review: The Choke by Sofie Laguna
I never left Pop’s Three after Donna split. It was me that split her. I was breech, waiting inside her on my knees. I thought that was the right way to come out. Young Justine is raised by her Pop, a man tormented by visions of the Burma Railway, after being abandoned by her mum […]
August 13, 2018
Introducing: Your NaNoWriMo Support Service
November is National Novel Writing Month – a time when writers all over the world sit down and punch out as many words as possible towards a complete project. I’m going to get this Survival sequel written this year – no matter what and I’m embarking on an email campaign for accountability (and possible procrastination). […]
August 7, 2018
Book review: The Cage by Lloyd Jones
The problem is where to look. What or whom may they look at? Slowly they catch up with the fact that they have forfeited that right. They are part of the procession. Their role is to be looked at. This is what happens. They have broken their moorings. They have drifted. Now there is a […]
July 16, 2018
Tarot for storytelling and inspiration
I’ve developed a love of writing props as prompts. Writing feels such an intangible pursuit that having something to hold, with its own weight and substance, can help draw ideas out of the ether and into solid reality. I am a big one for magical thinking to begin with, I cannot come home from walking […]
July 4, 2018
Stay inspired with a Winter Workshop series
Winter makes me feel a little creatively constricted. Do you feel the same or is it just me? To offset that feeling I try to break out of my routine, sometimes I’m able to go away and change my location, but sometimes I need to inject some newness into my habits in slightly more sneaky […]
June 28, 2018
New work in today’s Big Issue
Grab your copy to read my piece on depression and mindfulness. I walk the dog and make a point of looking at each flower I see. I study trees for their variations in colour, what makes one different from the other. I only look at the sky when it seems friendly, when it doesn’t glower […]
April 24, 2018
What are you reading Wednesday!
Remember this?! What are you reading Wednesday is the blog series that makes me agonise about punctuation a great deal. But it’s super fun. Let’s take an opportunity to share what we’re reading and what we’re enjoying about it. I’ve not been reading a whole heap lately because life has been super hectic, but I […]
February 19, 2018
It’s the end of the world and you’re all invited!
I’m so excited to invite you all to the launch of Survival – which happens slowly, in several parts, like the boiling of a frog, or the end of the world. If you’re able to make it to Crow Books, on March 14, it’ll be all about the celebration. I’ve ordered some wine, there may […]
