March 20, 2019
In her poem, “What They did Yesterday Afternoon”, often quoted after tragedy strikes, Warsan Shire asks the ‘whole world’ where it hurts – and it answers, ‘everywhere’.* The world is hurting. If we’re honest, it’s been hurting for a very long time, but last Friday that pain become much more difficult to ignore. It’s not […]
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March 12, 2019
Creative Prompts #4: Circus
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I haven’t been to the circus for a very long time, although the Great Moscow Circus was in town recently. I have, however, discovered a writing competition in which the first prize includes a month’s residency at Berlin’s Circus Hotel. The theme is, naturally, ‘the circus’. Whether you’re as tempted as I am to enter […]
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March 2, 2019
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation in which Kate from Books are my Favourite and Best provides a starting title and we link that book to six others in any way we damn well please. This month, we’re starting with The Arsonist by Chloe Hooper. Chloe Hooper was recently a guest at Perth Writers […]
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February 28, 2019
Even before I attended a single session at this year’s Perth Writers Week, I had an ever increasing list of authors to hear and books to check out. I seriously would have needed a personal loan if I’d bought every book I thought worth reading. Although I’ve narrowed that list to 19 (and I limited […]
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February 19, 2019
Writers in Exile #1: Victor Hugo
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For the past 20 years, my overseas travel has had a distinct cycling flavour, on account of my husband’s Italian heritage, and his obsession with bikes. One day I’ll design a literary tour instead, and visit not only the homes of famous authors, but also the settings of my favourite stories. That trip will have […]
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February 5, 2019
February is a meaningful month for me, and perhaps not for the reasons you think. For many, it’s supposed to be the month of romance, with Valentine’s Day on 14 February. For me, though, it signifies International CHD Day, as part of a month long campaign to raise awareness of Congenitial Heart Disease. In Australia, […]
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