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
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
The Handmaid’s Tale is no longer a dystopian future.
It was some years ago since I read the Handmaid’s Tale and at the time was astonished at Attwood’s perception of the tiny step it would take to go from … Continue reading →