Paperback Writer

It’s been a week or so of parcels. I love parcels. Who doesn’t? Each one of the parcels has contained books. There were paperback editions of Koala (Australian) Dingo (US) and a new-cover Old Sailor (Australia). There have also been emails confirming: 1....

Oh, what a night!

It started with a – no, not a kiss, although it’s possible that my header suggested a song. It started with a ‘The Anzac Billy’ event at my wonderful local Hobsons Bay library, Altona Meadows branch, with attendees from Queen of Peace primary...

A Big Week

I take a lot of photos. Taking photos makes me slow down and focus on tiny things and in many ways, it’s a meditation. But there’s not been a lot of time for photos this week. This is it from the conference! On Sunday I joined 250 other delegates for the...

Overlooked

he lumbers up behind me to where I sit silent  watching   his lava breath singes my hair flames my ear   he peers over my shoulder as if he will see what I see as if he can   I wait body solid gaze fixed breath shallow and wait for him to leave...

A couple more pictures from MARC Lit Fest at Eildon

There Was an Old Sailor is always great fun to share with young students. It lends itself to a whole range of language games, sung and spoken. The book has been unavailable for some time, but is to be rereleased next year. Old Macdonald gets a nautical makeover to...