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 …
Mum
Twenty-eight daysÂ
Beware. This is a ‘journey’ post. Twenty-six days ago I was sitting in my psychologist’s office (not something I would have done, or admitted to a couple of years ago, …
In print
It was such an exciting moment seeing my name in print, even if it is alongside 103 other writers (including Sian Prior). As my mate Tania Chandler, who just launched …
Persistence pays off
So I’m super excited today. I’ve had a day to digest the news that a story I wrote has been selected to be in the Hunter Writers Centre Grieve anthology. …
A suitable farewell
I am not sure I had realised how popular Mum was (and I am positive she didn’t either). The church at her funeral was packed and overflowing and there were …
Empty Space
There is so much to do, to catch up on, and so little motivation. I’ve had to resort to my daily to-do lists in my diary to try to encourage …
Goodbye Mum
Pattie Morgan 27 July 1940 – 8 April 2015 A beautiful, brave, smart, playful and loving woman. We’ll miss you. This is the eighth post in a series about my …
Peacefully sleeping
It’s hard to imagine that this woman, always so full of life, will not be here much longer. In such a short period of time Mum has gone from someone …
Cheated
It’s the odd little things that catch me: some middle-aged woman helping her old mum cross the road, a man sitting drinking coffee with his elderly mother, an elderly gentleman …
Don’t panic
I have really struggled with understanding what I need to write about this week. It seems much harder, which is probably a great reflection of the rollercoaster week it’s been. …