ALL WRITING

The place of doubt begins at a spot in the universe with a certain physicality: a dam where the boys tragically drowned.

'Journeys to the interior' examines the palpable sense of country that distinguishes Northern Australia. He captures this subjective feeling as an apprehension, a kind of fear that is also an ‘exaltation, urgency, the dread that comes from being at the core of life’

Crazy Rich Asians was our book club reading for March. I was slow to get started. My daughter said it was a quick read and made her...

Songlines, a 2020 Christmas present, was a fascinating read when my focus was on the short-term events, like the COVID disaster and the...

It’ feels strange to retire from a lifetime of university work, especially when I’m still busy with research projects and research...

Set in the 1960s, 'The White Girl' shows how a feisty First Nation grandma and her granddaughter avoid the Aborigines Protection Act 1909, which threatens to make the granddaughter a ward of the state. This is a beautiful portrait of First Nation communities and how connection means strength.

Whooho. The book proposal was submitted yesterday on 2 September 2020. Photo: michael-mouritz-WXX_DhjlmD4-unsplash.jpg It’s about teacher...

Title: The animals in that country Author: Laura Jean McKay Published: April 2020 Publisher: Scribe Category: Fiction 'The...

Gill Bolton’s Dream Chasers is a story about Cornish miners between 1870 and 1882, when Cornish tin extraction peaked and then declined...

Reflection on black lives, white eyes and where I stand, following the murder of George Floyd and the overt politics of race in US politics

This collection of twenty-two essays by 21st century Australian grandmothers offers important insights into grandmothering in our times.

She used to write poetry, my mother. Then she aged; her memory faded ...

I've spent weeks agonising about this website and trying to work out how to set it up. Last night I messaged my special women ...