The week that felt like a month
The week that we went for a long 3500 km drive and reconnected with each other, the land and nature.
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TravellingTravelling
England, from what I saw
I have recently returned from an incredible whirlwind trip to England to celebrate my nephew’s wedding and to sneak in a little research for my current work in progress. It was such a privilege to be able to go, and a delight to meet my nephew’s new family. It was also wonderful to catch up with a friend and his family.
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Travelling, Writing
Carving space to think, write
I’m packing for four days in Sydney. It’s a holiday with an old mate, and a moment to research a new story as well as time to edit and write. I’m getting better at this. That is, taking time for what I need.
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Travelling, Writing
On the Binns
This short story of mine recently won second prize in the 2016 Reconciliation Writing Competition judged by Jane Harrison, indigenous Australian playwright and novelist, and run by the Port Phillip Citizens for Reconciliation. It appears in their publication Building Bridges. The story comes from a moment on the Binns Track in the Northern Territory during our 9 month trip around Australia that my family and I did in 2010.
Since you’ve been gone
Dear Mum Since you’ve been gone there are so many things I see and need to tell you. Today we climbed the lookout (‘Look out!’) at Ocean Shores. What a
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Musings from the heart, Travelling, Writing
Lessons from childhood
Last Friday I set out for my second Going Solo hike. I headed back out to Werribee Gorge and took the track that I had planned to go on the
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Goal setting, Musings from the heart, Travelling, Writing
A place to call home
I have been in the blogging business for a long time and writing for even longer, but I felt that I needed to create a website and blog that reflected where I am now.
In 2010 I packed my family and life up into a 4wd and we traveled for 9 months, in and out of the wilderness. It was a time that changed me, and my family, immensely. One of the major changes for me was how I wanted to spend my time.
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Creativity, Musings from the heart, Study, Travelling, Writing