The winner of the 2021 Miles Franklin Award is Amanda Lohrey’s novel The Labyrinth. Written as thigh-slapping yarn, using humour, irony and satire, it’s a work that holds a mirror up to the values of Australian publishing industry. “Erica Marsden buys an old shack in a secluded community on Australia’s south-east coast. She’s there because…
I laughed out loud when I read this by story by Peter Free in the Sydney Morning Herald. I’ve been writing short stories for about six years and if I write PC-aligned stories, I usually do well in awards or competitions, although I’ve doubted their worth. Unfortunately, most of my stories don’t conform to any…
Anyone who has loved a dog knows the pain of watching them die. Georgy is my 13 year old ‘Labweiler’ (Labrador Rottweiler cross). She has travelled far and wide with me and is my best friend. She’s got bad hips and shoulders and sleeps a lot now. Georgy is a lesson in courage when facing…
“Learning how to think” really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience. Because if you cannot or will not exercise this kind of choice in adult…
I’ve been very busy trying to get people work that I have forgotten to update my new writing website. Not good enough! I work in employment services and I also run a small professional writing business, which helps job applicants target applications for specific positions. I have been writing for almost 30 years but most…
Welcome to my writing blog. Much of my writing in the last 30 years has been for the media, political parties and business. Even so, I managed to find time to write short stories and a few poems. I will include new short stories on this website. I will also occasionally make comments about the…
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