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Fluorescent canola & paying attention
On Sunday arvo, somewhere just out of Port Fairy on Gunditjmara Country, I had to pull over. It had been a big few days, I was weary and just wanted to…
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Give us a public holiday for reading
I am drowning in books. Books I’ve been sent, books I’ve bought, books I’ve put on hold at the library, books by friends, books by strangers, new books…
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Notes from the road
This is a quick hello from Dja Dja Wurrung Country, two weeks into the delightful chaos of a book tour. My phone says it’s -2.2 degrees outside but I am…
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Up too high, down too low
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Sex on the page
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Give us a public holiday for reading
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How to (writing) retreat
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No more sleeps!
On launch day, audible sighs & vetting reviews
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The One Where I Tell You All the Book Things
Big-time after-show buzz here as my 10yo and I recover from a spectacular Lizzo concert in Melbourne. Can’t pick a highlight but I have to say there’s…
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The crack where the light (& the fire) gets in
On celebrating winter solstice
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How to (writing) retreat
How, why, where & when.
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Lockdown flashback
On dealing with Covid - in the house and in the novel
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Three months to go...
Behind the scenes pre-publication
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Bats, bandicoots & Big Noticing
Last night I drove into the city on dusk, along the Eastern Freeway with the remnants of the autumn sunset glowing up ahead, and suddenly, above me, the…
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The Bowerbird
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