Bad Luck, Good Luck
was it simply luck that caused her to turndown this alley? bad luck? good luck? the face she recognises opens a portalto a past horizon, …
Tag: Writing
The Funeral Celebrant
The funeral celebrant He didn’t know him, of courseThe deceasedInstead he stitched together a homespunCloth of many huesA wifely tale or twoA child’s distant memoriesA mate’s …
Reach
Watching a dog play frisbee. Delete. Milkshakes and fried chicken with friends. Delete. Toilet breaks … fourteen incidents!? Good lord! Delete. I lean back in my chair …
Martha Iserman Open Studio – Review
On Saturday I attended the home and art studio of Martha Iserman as part of the Dandenong Ranges Open Studios. Nestled on the side of …
Orpington Station
The cold metal bench sent shivers through her body as she sat down, takeout coffee cup in hand. She was lost in a daze, questioning …
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood read by Ailsa Piper- A Review
The narrator made this book come alive for me. Her style was easy and at times meditative. The whole book was like a meditation. The …
Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne – A Review
This debut novel from Kerryn Mayne is polished and entertaining from start to finish. If you like heroines who are a bit quirky, make up …
Four Writing Competitions to Watch
Here at Mountain Ash Chapter we’re seeing a lot of exceptional writing this year! It’s a great time to whip out your calendar, dust off …
Evening Song
for Sylvia Plath (Morning Song) Once upon a foreign timewe were bornour hearts ticked loudOur mothers fussed and frettedfearful our baby breaths would falterheard every …
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Book Review
The gorgeous cover got me in but that intriguing story pinned me down. Told over eight decades, this is the story of women’s friendship and …