Belonging
Writer Out of Residence: Archives
I’ve been researching, investigating and writing about belonging for several years. This blog is a collection of some of my thoughts, interviews and experiences.
Enjoy. Ponder. Be Inspired.
Your Stories: Shani
I met Shani at bean. in the centre of Brisbane. I'll be at bean. in May for the Anywhere Festival collecting your stories of belonging and...
Your Stories: Laurette Chala
Laurette didn’t like this photo of herself. But her brother, the other half of their musical group Laurette N James, did. So she let me use it....
Your Stories: Natalie de Jager
Natalie de Jager, who is a singer and songwriter, talks about the practicalities of belonging and how contributing and feeling useful is part of...
Your Stories: Trent Quinlan
I met Trent at the Close the Gap event in Brisbane’s West End. There was a dynamic vibrant painting hanging on one of the walls of the enclosed park...
Your Stories: Anje West
Anje, who performs Brazilian music with her group The View From Madeleine's Couch, talks about how a space, an unknown country, can grab us and...
Your Stories: Trisha Rwagaju
I met Trisha at Bemac’s networking night for female musicians. She didn’t know anyone when she arrived and looked a little uncertain walking into a...
Your Stories: Uncle Adam Hopkins
I was introduced to Uncle Adam at a Close the Gap event in West End, Brisbane. Close the Gap events are held regularly to improve the health of...
Your Stories: James
We started talking about writing first. In a Brisbane cafe. Then about the belonging project I’m working on, architecture, urban planning and how...
Your Stories: Joanne
"I did this course, an Alpha course, about ten years ago. We just all talk and you learn and you grow within this course. And then we went into the...
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