In February, a new AWW (Australian Women Writers blog) team, comprising its founder, Elizabeth Lhuede, Bill Holloway (The Australian Legend) and me, published our first post in our revamped blog. Six months on we have settled into a nice little routine which I'd like to share with you, but first ... Let me recap what … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: The new AWW, six months on
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My literary week (17), musicals, movies and more
Spring is springing It's been over two years since my last literary week, which is weird given I enjoy writing these posts that explore the literary content or implications of other parts of my life. I am writing this one, for a number of reasons, prime of which is that I've not written a review … Continue reading My literary week (17), musicals, movies and more
Six degrees of separation, FROM The book of form and emptiness TO …
Last month, as I wrote this post, I had just got back from Melbourne, and this month I am back in Melbourne. Next Six Degrees, I should be in Sydney, all being well. Life is busy at the moment, but we are enjoying catching up with family and friends after two years of limited opportunities. … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM The book of form and emptiness TO …
#54321 Challenge – Just for fun
Lisa posted this challenge, which she got from Lizzy Siddal, who nicked it from somewhere on Instagram! Love the provenance here! Each of us has interpreted it in ways that suits us. For me, my interpretation is to draw on authors who have died (except for #1) because there are too many living authors that … Continue reading #54321 Challenge – Just for fun
Six degrees of separation, FROM Wintering TO …
Why do I always start these posts with the weather or the seasons? This time I'll break with tradition and start with the fact that I've just got back from a lovely trip to Melbourne where we enjoyed some good family times, albeit interrupted in the middle by COVID isolation. How our lives have changed … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Wintering TO …
Six degrees of separation, FROM Sorrow and bliss TO …
What a cold, cold start we've had to winter here in the nation's capital. We have already had a few maximums under 10°C, and winter has barely started. I hate it, but I am lucky to have a warm house, so I'll stop complaining and be grateful. And, anyhow, we have hope that our new … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Sorrow and bliss TO …
Six degrees of separation, FROM True history of the Kelly Gang TO …
Winter is icumen in! Can I say that? For many of you, it's not that cold here in Australia, but in Australia, my city of Canberra is the coldest capital city in the country. It's the only thing I don't like about living here. But, we will survive. Meanwhile, we have things like blogs and … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM True history of the Kelly Gang TO …
Bernard Cronin, The last train (#Review, #1954Club )
Bernard Cronin (1884-1968) has featured in this blog a couple of times, but most significantly in a Monday Musings which specifically featured him. He was a British-born Australian writer who, in his heyday in the 1920s to 40s, was among Australia's top 10 most popular novelists. And yet, along with many others of his ilk, … Continue reading Bernard Cronin, The last train (#Review, #1954Club )
Monday musings on Australian literature: 1954 in fiction
Some of you know that Karen (Kaggsy's Bookish Rambling) and Simon (Stuck in a Book) run "reading weeks" in which they choose, somewhat randomly, a year from which "everyone reads, enjoys, posts and shares wonderful books and discoveries from the year in question". The next one is 1954, and is happening this week, 18-24 April. … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: 1954 in fiction
Six degrees of separation, FROM Our wives under the sea TO …
It's April down under. Actually, it's April everywhere - I know that - but, down under, April is autumn, not spring. All those Easter cards with baskets of pretty flowers, not to mention eggs with their hints of fertility and birth, have always seemed out of place. Gradually, though, we are making this time our … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Our wives under the sea TO …
Whispering Gums 