My Stories
Random conversations: close the gap
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...
How an asylum seeker convinced me to become Australian
I could have applied for Australian citizenship several years ago. I’m Canadian, I’ve been living in this country since 2002, and I’m a permanent...
Three ways to turn the bad ”news” blues into inspiration
It doesn’t seem to matter where we are in the world, if we focus on the ''news’’, it’s easy to despair at events and lose hope in humanity. UK...
What the debate about the blue/black or white/gold dress is really telling us
You've heard about it haven't you? It all started with a picture of a dress. The problem with the picture is that everyone didn't see the same...
How catastrophe gives us a taste for belonging
Three years ago, I spent several days bent over a bucket cleaning river mud and bacteria-filled slime off Christmas tree decorations, golf clubs and...
Chocolate truffles of belonging
Building a new website is a lot like moving house. You wander through the rooms, taking in years of living and then pick out a small closet and...
Belonging in Our Bodies
January is over and I’m wondering how your New Year’s resolution is coming along? Did you make one? I didn’t. I was having too much fun playing in...
How to Become Australian – Part 1
1. Be Feisty. Ok. Australians aren't that feisty in general, but some are. And they're the ones I admire. 2. How to be Feisty in a Non-Feisty...
Snowflakes of Hope
Voici mon secret. Il est trés simple : on ne voit bien qu’avec le coeur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Le...
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Writer Out Of Residence
Your inspiration to keep writing and reading and renovating your (creative) life.
Kirsten Fogg
WRITER OUT OF RESIDENCE
