My Stories
The silence of snow
When I’m sitting at my desk, sweating in the subtropics in December or January and I think of snow, I would recall the smell of snowflakes, the...
Packing & unpacking
As I pack up clothes and dolls and passports for our family I can’t help but reflect that some people don’t have the luxury of packing. That I...
How important is culture in belonging?
This week I had my own nugget of belonging, a whisper of connection. I was doing some research for the writer in residence program I want to set up...
Belonging starts with giving
One of my journalist friends here pointed out that November marks the beginning of Silly Season. Australian culture -- with it Aboriginal and...
Why it’s important to be open to unexpected friendship
Last weekend, I went to a children’s performance held in a church and had a momentary wobble of claustrophobia. The modern church where the show was...
Finding inspiration from playwright Andrew Bovell
While I was running under the mauve of the jacarandas and through their leafy puddles, I realized that although I admire the spirit of some...
Making opportunities for belonging
It is, of course, Remembrance Day and I have found myself thinking once again, had it been me, would I have been found lacking? Would I have had the...
Still just writing: Anne Tyler, failure & me
I’m feeling like Anne Tyler. You know, the Anne Tyler who wrote Breathing Lessons and The Accidental Tourist ? Yes her, I feel like her. But not the...
What learning to draw teaches us about belonging
A couple of weeks ago, a friend organized a last minute drawing course for us. Had I read the email more closely I would have been intimidated by...
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Kirsten Fogg
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