Paperwork Perpetuating Violence
As I read yet another report detailing the psychological damage, I suffered five decades ago as a child living in domestic violence, a news flash pops up on my screen. … Continue reading
Love Objects
Love Objects (Allen and Unwin) Emily Maguire’s 2021 novel is about a subject close to my heart. Mental health. Mental health affects most people during their lives, either personally or … Continue reading
3rd March, 2022
3rd March 2022 Well, it’s March and I’m only just posting my first blog in 2022. Peter and I had a healthy dose of covid over the silly season. We … Continue reading
Lane Cove Literary Awards 2021
Impatience, my husband tells me, is one of my worst faults. Unfortunately for him, I’ve had to wait close to a month to share the news that I won First … Continue reading
Thank you for working toward an equitable and inclusive society
Having just completed a final draft of Simon Goes to Camp, I was hoping the story would no longer be as relevant, having written the last draft in 2018. That’s me … Continue reading
Australian Refugees.
I have read my fair share of WWII novels and watched the odd movie, but I never thought I would actually come to understand how it feels to be separated … Continue reading
Abandoned by your Nation
So, after six failed bookings for Peter to return home, I reached out to my local Member of Parliament Dugald Saunders. As the issue for displaced Australians overseas is a … Continue reading
18th July, 2020
It was great that the Emerging Writers Festival was digital this year. I really enjoyed each and every presenter. However, I have to say that Omar Sakr’s presentation ‘In Poetic … Continue reading
Don’t accuse baby boomers of being uncourageous.
When I read E Quinn’s article in the TND on Gender Parity and giving women a voice, the highlighted text; ‘It’s this kind of courage we baby boomers would do … Continue reading →