Category: Writings
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…
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.…
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…
Writing Groups
Rue Berger Writers
Vicki Geraghty, Ruth Morgan, and Kathryn Kaye Spence When I went to Paris for a Memoir Writing Workshop in 2019,…