So, like, last Friday I went to the Greta Thunberg inspired climate change rally in Canberra. I was hesitant to go, not because of any disagreement with the rally’s ideas […]
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Stories are like tattoos – Neal Drinnan’s, The Devil’s Grip: A true story of shame, sheep and shotguns?
About the book: Seven shots ring out in the silence of Victoria’s rolling Barrabool Hills. As the final recoil echoes through the paddocks, a revered sheep-breeding dynasty comes to a […]
Continue reading »This is Novel – another side of novel reviewers
When I started diligently planning the promotion of Sweet Bitter Cane, I did a twirl around the interweb to find exciting novel review sites. Sweet Bitter Cane is my first […]
Continue reading »Mine your memories, forge your future
So many memories live in a very small old house on the East Coast of Tasmania; people, events, things. Time and time, by the hour, by the minute some days, […]
Continue reading »Knit one, Pearl two – Lauren Chater
The part of Tasmania I grew up in was awash with Anglo-Celtic names, all Campbells and Smiths and Davies and Inglis and Williams and Jacksons and Johnston/Johnson/Johnstones. But sprinkled amongst […]
Continue reading »Colours of a Thousand Words – Robyn Cadwallader
The link between the image and the word was exploited in illuminated manuscripts, a rich and varied sematic cross-pollination, a case of one plus one equalling five. At first glance, […]
Continue reading »Two On a Lonely Road and Traveling… Kim Kelly
Only twice have I been more than a few car-hours from the sea. It’s not such an aberration as in Tasmania you can’t really get more than that from the […]
Continue reading »Dreams can come true again – Prue Batten
A few years back when I cleared out my parents’ house, I found some of the long-forgotten books of my youth, packed in a taped-closed box at the back of […]
Continue reading »Birds of a Feather – Melissa Ashley
It’s funny how it all unfolds. I was as busy as a scalded cat, driving our ailing ancient cat to the vet, then picking up a friend’s ancient ailing dog […]
Continue reading »Step Back in Time…
Thoughts of ancient Rome have always entertained me. When I was very young I was obsessed with the idea of Roman amphitheatres, that their open-air design could help carry the […]
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