When this SixDegrees goes live, I will be travelling from southern Germany to the Austrian Tyrol, a week into a five-week holiday that will see us travelling through Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland to France, returning home in early October. My blog commenting will be severely impacted though I have scheduled a few posts over … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Perfection TO …
NAIDOC Week
Six degrees of separation, FROM Land TO …
Usually, I have my Six Degrees post scheduled in advance, but this month I kept putting it off, partly because I'd start down one path and not like it only to start down another that turned out equally unappealing. I think I like what I ended up with - well enough anyhow! I wonder whether … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Land TO …
Monday musings on Australian literature: Magabala’s reading list for “50 Years Deadly”
NAIDOC Week 2026 finished yesterday, but, as I sometimes do, I am bookending the week with NAIDOC-dedicated Monday Musings. For this year's concluding one, I'm sharing the reading list selected by Magabala to support this theme. They wrote on their Facebook Page that the theme: marks a significant milestone: five decades of strength, Culture, resilience … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Magabala’s reading list for “50 Years Deadly”
Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations children’s picture books
NAIDOC Week 2026 started yesterday, and as has become my tradition, I am devoting my NAIDOC Week Monday Musings to celebrating First Nations writers in some way. Each year has a theme, and for 2026 it is "50 Years Deadly", celebrating five decades in which NAIDOC Week has celebrated the voices of First Nations communities. … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations children’s picture books
Six degrees of separation, FROM Yesteryear TO …
Tomorrow, July 5, is the start of this year's NAIDOC Week in Australia. This year's theme is 50 Years of Deadly, commemorating 50 years of NAIDOC, but I'll do more on that in my traditional NAIDOC Week Monday Musings. Meanwhile, I have decided to dedicate this month's #SixDegrees to First Nations writing. If you don't … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Yesteryear TO …
Monday musings on Australian literature: Collaborative story-telling between First Nations Australian and white writers
National NAIDOC Logo (2025) NAIDOC Week 2025 started yesterday, and as I have done for many years now, I am devoting my NAIDOC Week Monday Musings to celebrating First Nations writers in some way. This year is a particularly special year because it marks NAIDOC Week's 50th anniversary, 50 years it says, "of honoring and … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Collaborative story-telling between First Nations Australian and white writers
Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian short story collections
NAIDOC Week 2024 National Logo NAIDOC Week 2024 finished yesterday, but, as I often do, I am bookending the week with Monday Musings posts. Last week, I posted on First Nations Australian Stella listees. This week I'd like to highlight some recent (meaning 21st century) short story collections. In my admittedly limited experience, First Nations … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian short story collections
Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian Stella listees
NAIDOC Week 2024 National Logo Yesterday was the start of NAIDOC Week 2024. As has been my practice since 2013, I'm devoting this week's Monday Musings to the cause. NAIDOC Week's theme this year is Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. Without specifically stating it, this theme responds, I'm sure, to the devastating … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian Stella listees
Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian non-fiction
Since 2013, I have devoted the Monday Musings that occurs in NAIDOC Week to a First Nations topic. This year I've chosen First Nations Australian non-fiction. I have previously written Monday Musings on biographies, autobiographies and memoirs by First Nations writers, but what about other sorts of non-fiction? Before I get to that though, a bit about … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: First Nations Australian non-fiction
Larissa Behrendt, After story (#BookReview)
Larissa Behrendt's latest novel After story has been on my wishlist since it came out last year, so I was thrilled when my reading group chose it as our 2022 NAIDOC-Week read. What self-respecting reader, after all, doesn’t like a literary tour? After story, for those who haven't caught up with it yet, is framed … Continue reading Larissa Behrendt, After story (#BookReview)
Whispering Gums 