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...

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...

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...

Dear Pauline I was disheartened to hear your comments the other day regarding the inclusion of children with autism in mainstream...

What in the prodifudulation is that? Something indecipherable and incomprehensible. Well for many teachers across Australia it’s report...

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...

I might have enjoyed being a rover, if that was in fact an occupation. The wandering constantly without a fixed destination makes the...

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...

I have always thought this statement to be part of my writer’s lexicon. A narrative tool that can move characters from inaction to...

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...

Why is it easier to disassemble than put together or more correctly put back together? Take this latest incident for example. The washing...

Music is a powerful friend to the writer. It inspires and enhances thought; encapsulates experience and enhances moments. While I don’t...

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...

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...

December is a complicated month with all its expectation and sense of finality. It’s all about Christmas, holidays, summer, the promise...

That is the battle with negative thoughts. You might recall that in my last blog I was setting myself the challenge of attaining a...

I spend a great deal of time in thought. I live in my head! Not just for my writing but in pursuit of being a better person. Of late I...

"Where thou art, that is home.” Emily Dickinson I’ve been thinking a great deal about the notion of ‘home’ and of what it means to feel...

An evening with friends constantly proves one thing; we are all natural born story-tellers. Get any group of people together and part of...

R-U Okay day (8 Sept) and World Suicide Prevention Day (10 Sept) You know the statistics and like me some of you will know the agony of...