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CategorySomething about Canola
A few weeks ago, I had a holy moment.
I call it a holy moment because I was captured by its beauty and so much so, that something stran..
Something about the lists we carry around
Last week, I interviewed a lady for a magazine that I write. The lady, along with another teacher from her school, had been nominated for ..
Something about a 25 year old story
There was a white fella who lived in a remote indigenous community for a long time. After 25 years, his friend told him a Dreamtime story…
Something about declarations
This morning I woke up making a whole bunch of declarations about myself. You know, just the usual suspects….
I stuffed up.
I feel d..
Something about getting your picture on the wall
Last year I made it to the 30th reunion of the Class of 1985 . It turns out that most people look a little different thirty years down the..
Something about shorthand
In Year 12 English Literature, I was seated in a triangle formed by the top student in the class, the second top student, and me.
These..
Something about words and imagination.
I’m one of the baby boomers, the original flower power girl. Headbands, flared white trousers, and the obligatory flower in the hair; Pais..
Something about resistance
Have you ever brought home a treadmill and let it gather dust in the attic? Have you ever read something and wish that you had wrote it fi..
Something about adventure
Back in 2000, I decided it would be a good idea to have a ‘word for the year’. A word to characterise my year – not forsaking all others, ..
Something about story
I was walking through IKEA with an old school mate today and a song came over the speakers.
“This song reminds me of you – didn’t you s..