Writing Groups Writings
Writing Retreat in Arles
In November 2024 Vicki Geraghty and myself took off for a 10-day writing retreat in Arles, Provence, France. A perfect…
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Kathryn Kaye Spence AM
Writer
Creative Writings
A Tragicomedy in 23 Kilos
Every trip, I solemnly vow to pack light. This time, I think, I’ve got it. Minimalist. Sleek. A bag so…
Writing Groups Writings
Writer’s Workshop at Elderslie House
In March 2023 a group of like-minded friends participated in a writer’s workshop over four days. The house in the…
Writing Groups Writings
Women’s Writing Network
I joined in 2023. This supportive and interactive group of about 15 women writers meets each week at Writer’s NSW.…
Events
Book Launch
Living Out Loud had its book launch on Friday 17th February 2023 at Better Read Than Dead in Newtown. The…
Poetry
Poetry – King Street on a Rainy Sunday Afternoon
Cars splashing as they crawl Buses groaning to their stops Pink, green and blue hair Sculptured and molded Cafe lattes…
Poetry
Poetry – In-flight with Queen
A roar from the engine The ocean beneath White crests, blue ripples pushing the shore Propelled into a mist of…
Poetry
Poetry – PJH: My Dad
He drove a ute Built a seat in the back Wind in our hair Not a care in the world…
Poetry
Poetry – Circular Quay to Newtown
People rushing to their seats Splashes in puddles left from rain Ferries sounding departure horns Buses coming and buses going…
Creative
Short Story – Silk Stockings
The prose should enable the reader to identify the period of time where the story takes place in historical fiction.…
Creative
Short Story – The Path Less Travelled
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the…
Events
Memoir Writing in Paris 2019
I spent a brilliant two weeks in Paris learning about memoir writing from Patti Miller. The city of light was…