Stories that matter
September 1, 2020
Today marks the official beginning of spring. It’s my favourite time of year, especially as the sun starts rising earlier, the days become warmer, and the ducklings and cygnets make their appearance at the lake. As I spotted the first of the ducklings on my walk yesterday, I was reminded of the delicious words of […]
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August 25, 2020
This year I’ve been teaching creative writing and academic writing at Sheridan College, a small, not-for-profit, tertiary institution in Perth. Recently, I was chatting to my students about COVID-19 and the idea that we are living through an historical time. And I asked them what they would like researchers in the future to know about […]
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March 28, 2020
What are your plans for the hours, weeks or even months ahead, as you face more and more time within in the confines of your home? For those of you about to embark on the homeschooling adventure, whether or not you chose it, who or what are you turning to for assistance to not only […]
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March 14, 2020
It’s Not All About You (or Me)
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If we were to believe social media, it would be easy to think we need to choose either panic or denial in response to the reported risks of COVID-19. Rush to the shops and stock up for doomsday, or proceed as if it should be business as usual. I confess I’d been wondering if too […]
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January 27, 2020
Looking for the Helpers
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I don’t know about you, but I’m often disheartened by all that’s wrong in our world. War mongering leaders who care only about securing their own wealth and power. The apparent increase in Orwellian-like surveillance and data collection. Our treatment of refugees or anyone ‘different’ to ourselves. The increase in fake and misleading news. A […]
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November 22, 2019
Young people often get a bad rap when they’re portrayed in the media, but I meet so many who are helping to make their community, and the world, a better place by their presence in it. So, I’m starting a new series of interviews with MAD kids and young people—where MAD stands for Making a […]
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