Photo of Joni

I found this photo on the web. The image is pretty crappy but she looks happy. Similar hair to the images from Clinton’s birthday bash. I wonder what they were […]

The Wandering Jacaranda

We live in the shadow of a church, with one of the few intact cemeteries and yards left in the inner city. We appreciate this small space and always frequent […]

Rays of Sunshine and Hope – Krista Bagley

Back down the road a piece, Krista won a copy of The Skin of Water. I checked out her blog and was highly impressed by both its content and […]

So you think you don’t have an e-reader… Read on

“I’d love to read your novels but I don’t have a Kindle.” As my friend said this, her five year old son brandished an iPad and his friend an iPhone. […]

Margaret, a Literary Chanteuse

Recently a reader posted reviews for each of my novels. In one review she said she’d read the two novels back to back over the weekend, about 170 000 words. […]

Within the limits of history

When I first submitted THE SKIN OF WATER to an editor, amongst the series of jolts there were comments about the appropriate use of language. THE SKIN OF WATER is […]

Leda and the Mind

Leda welcomed us from her porch. Her smile embraced us. She was short but her body was strong, a sure grip on the earth. “Buongiorno,” I said. “Piacere.” (Hello. It’s […]

The Baz Gatsby

It’s pretty safe to say Baz Luhrmann’s a divisive film-maker. Love him or hate him, Baz delivers films that stimulate discussion for multifarious reasons. Moulin Rouge! (don’t forget that exclamation […]

Should you teach a Rainbow Lorikeet to fly?

We heard a rustle in the dry leaves of the front yard. “There’s an injured bird,” John said. “It’s a lorikeet.” Ever since we’d moved to this house, I’ve loved […]

On Starting a New Novel

When you sit down to start writing a novel, the path before you seems to run off to the horizon of Uranus. But I try to look at it in […]

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