Trickling along
Well that was an unplanned but I guess not unanticipated hiatus. Work has gone supernova and I’m struggling to keep up, which means I have no time and definitely no mental energy for study or for...
View ArticleLet it snow?
This blog is about writing as an Aussie, which is known universally as ‘Down Under’. Everything is backwards or upside down when contrasted with the Northern Hemisphere – particularly the weather!...
View ArticleIt’s nearly Christmas, so Deck the Halls!
Artwork by Icypop Sedgwick Head on over to the Mix Tapes Volume 1: Deck the Halls fan page on Facebook and click on ‘like’. You’ll get the links to the 20 stories in this e-anthology on the hour...
View ArticleA Christmas tale: Not a Whisper
Artwork by Alvin Penner Merry Christmas! It’s nearly over, here in Australia, and I’m about to turn off the Christmas tree lights for the last time in 2010. Before I do, I thought I’d post a link to my...
View ArticleNothing but Flowers
What’s a New Year without a writing project? Nothing, I tell you! Presenting (Nothing but) Flowers, the new Mixed Tape anthology from Jodi Cleghorn. Being the mad woman that she is, she has kindly...
View ArticleJetlag can help you write stories!
Gosh, that sounds like the title of one of those really insightful writer’s manuals, doesn’t it? Well, I have news for you; it may even be true. I had to go to Sweden last week for work (roolly,...
View ArticleHe distinctly said ‘to blave’
Westley: T-R-U-E L-O-V-E. Inigo: “True Love”, you heard him? You could not ask for a more noble cause than that. Miracle Max:Yeah, True Love is the greatest thing in the world, except for a nice...
View ArticleStory accepted – New Sun Rising
I returned from Easter holidays yesterday to the best news: my story ‘The Brewer’s Son’ has been accepted for publication in the Stories for Japan fundraising publication New Sun Rising. I am thrilled...
View ArticleNew Sun Rising…rises again
You may remember my jubliation last year when my story ‘The Brewer’s Son’ was selected for inclusion in the short story anthology, New Sun Rising: Stories for Japan. One hundred percent of the proceeds...
View ArticleInspiration through images
This makes me happy: http://www.withpaintedwords.com/view_submission.php?news_id=522 An image I submitted to Painted With Words provided the inspiration for four very short pieces of fiction (you can...
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