May 21, 2015 | Belonging, Writing With Refugee Kids
Part of what I love about my weekly visits to the refugee and migrant children at Milpera State School is that I never know who will come to my creative writing sessions or which exercises will ignite their imaginations. Last week one of the boys amazed me when we did...
Apr 22, 2015 | Belonging, Your Stories
My heartfelt thanks goes to Canadian author Judy McFarlane for writing this inaugural guest post on belonging: Almost every day for the past three years I’ve walked with my small white dog through the park near my home. Jasper and I know the dogs that are beyond...
Apr 20, 2015 | My Stories
I’ve been in Sydney the last couple of days, interviewing people about belonging and taking a writing course. When I travel — and this includes going to the local library or grocery store — I like to talk to people. I’m an extrovert in the sense that I...
