As the shadows lengthen and the sun sinks below the horizon we find ourselves in the last light of day. It is a time for reflection,...

For Pat x I have an uncomfortable relationship with death. I write about it quite a lot in the Lily series. It’s hard to write about...

Melbourne I have always loved Melbourne. I suspect it is partially due to growing up in Tasmania and seeing her as the mecca of the...

I was very pleased to be asked to join a panel of women speaking at the local library about the accelerate action  platform for women on...

The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination, and brings eternal joy to the soul. Robert Wyland...

No doubt we are all familiar with our dear friend procrastination. It is the method by which we avoid all things we don’t want to face....

Just so we are clear…I don’t do New Year resolutions. Generally, because I rarely mean them. I find resolving to be...

Christmas 2024. I’m not sure about Christmas. I know there is an unwritten scale that extends from the super tinsel celebrators to the...

I know writers, poets, artists, crafters, photographers, content makers, actors, musicians and performers. It’s not just a list I can...

LOST: definition -  no longer possessed or retained; no longer to be found; having gone astray or missed the way; bewildered as to place...

I feel this has been an evolving career development over the past few years as the wonderful offspring have moved on with their lives....

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.                                ...

When you have peace in yourself and accept, then you are calm enough to do something, but if you are carried by despair, there is no hope...

If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.  Loren Eiseley   I do love the water. Have done since learning to swim at...

Home :  home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or more human occupants But surely it is so...

Apologies to Shakespeare I have never been a craft enthusiast and not because I don’t see the value and beauty in creative pursuits but...

Anatomy: the internal structure or internal workings of something Friendship:  a state in which a person has a bond of mutual affection A...

My introduction to Sharon Halliday was through her writing. Two of her short stories shone a light on her childhood growing up in Young,...

It took me a long time to work out why the life of the party Sal was known as Killer! As a crime writer I thought I had a story straight...

I have a profound respect for anyone who can get up on a stage, inhabit a character and entertain an audience. Or perhaps I just envy...