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Curating our creative lives and attitudes
I met up with singer songwriter Francesca de Valence this morning so I could record her for the Walking With Writers podcast. Before with green tea...
Tips for writing through chaos: Your writing buddy is your muse
Since I've been in selling-moving-and-hit-the-road mode, I've not been writing very much and I haven't been keeping in touch with my writing...
Tips for writing through the chaos of life
Getting our much loved home ready to sell may not have many advantages but I have found a few. And some, like decluttering and my portable writing...
Vomit, surgery, caca, and builders: the true life of an award-winning writer
“So what do you do?’’ the plastic surgeon asks, pulling a trolley of scalpels and scissors and suture material to the operating daybed. “I’m a...
Moving: Spousal Visa 101
Getting an Englishman into Canada isn't as simple as I thought it would be. Even if we have been married for almost 13 years. Even if he is The Love...
Moving House
Moving House. It sounds so easy. It was easy when I packed up two suitcases and headed to Paris in 1989. It was simple when I shipped three green...
Hanging out on Radio 4EB
In May, Radio 4EB FM invited me to their Brisbane studios. I was interviewed by Maureen and Nathalie who host Women's Profile for the multicultural...
Where is the Pop-Up Story Catcher today?
The Anywhere Festival starts today and Miss Kiki, your very own Pop-Up Story Catcher is on the move. Miss Kiki will perform the ancient art of...
Behind the scenes with the Pop-Up Story Catcher & Writer – Out Of – Residence
The jet-setting whirlwind, but not world-weary, Pop-Up Story Catcher is back in Brisbane. After a writing residency at the acclaimed Banff Centre...
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