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Scurryfunging and Havishamming!
📷 Okay so only one of those is a real word! And the other is mine. Both have contributed to the festive world that exists for the week...
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
📷 It’s hard to believe that finishing writing a book is anything but a great relief. But there is a strange sense of sorrow in the...
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My very own 'monkey mind'
📷 The art of over thinking a dozen different things at once; coupled with significant worrying about things over which I have no...
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Discovery
Some of us go through life thinking that at a certain age we will have all the answers and that there is little else we can discover...
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All is not lost
It’s probably no surprise to anyone that most of the world has been holding its collective breath as Trump and Kim Jong-un trade threats...
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What's love got to do with it?
There’s a thousand other song titles that could be used when a discussion about love is ensuing. And certainly too many to list in a...
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Spills: no thrills!
There’s nothing like an injury to help with a re-evaluation of the self. I have taken a tumble. An undignified spill that had nothing to...
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Dear Pauline
Dear Pauline I was disheartened to hear your comments the other day regarding the inclusion of children with autism in mainstream...
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A Wigwam for a Goose's Bridle?
What in the prodifudulation is that? Something indecipherable and incomprehensible. Well for many teachers across Australia it’s report...
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The Art of the Anecdote
After catching up with wonderful friends this weekend I was drawn again to the topic of storytelling and the joys of a tale well told. It...
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Road Trip
I might have enjoyed being a rover, if that was in fact an occupation. The wandering constantly without a fixed destination makes the...
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Silence
I like silence. I’m perfectly happy in a world where I can hear my own heart beat and only distant environmental sounds that waft gently...
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Then Suddenly...
I have always thought this statement to be part of my writer’s lexicon. A narrative tool that can move characters from inaction to...
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The Kindness of Strangers and Friends
There are times in life when the best of humanity is revealed. It’s a time when you can rely on your friends to step in and people you...
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The Great Disassembling
Why is it easier to disassemble than put together or more correctly put back together? Take this latest incident for example. The washing...
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Music is more than sound
Music is a powerful friend to the writer. It inspires and enhances thought; encapsulates experience and enhances moments. While I don’t...
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Landscape: Out Sacred Site
When I write I’m always conscious of setting. Landscape is essential to the telling of a story and to the development of character. Not...
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January: It's Resolution Time
January starts with a bang. I may be referring here to the fireworks fuelled celebrations that kick off in every city and town across the...
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December
December is a complicated month with all its expectation and sense of finality. It’s all about Christmas, holidays, summer, the promise...
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The Battle Rages
That is the battle with negative thoughts. You might recall that in my last blog I was setting myself the challenge of attaining a...
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