song and soundscape: the solid speech of God
you can listen to the full soundscape or this shorter rendition of my song made with Shawn Whelan – the Solid Speech of God
Four seconds of silence
I wrote this piece in the week that followed the airing of Q & A when the Royal Commission into Aged Care was about to be handed down. Because it coincided with a political maelstrom which continues as we speak, it could not be published as anticipated in The Age. There needs to be attention …
Soul Search ABC RN
Delighted to be interviewed by Meredith Lake for ABC Radio National’s Soul Search program this week. Stories from Tender and from my new book, a prayer, a plea, a bird. The section starts 19 mins and 14 seconds into this link. When you go to the link above, look for this image. I can’t replicate …
Flame of love a small song for Advent
I was delighted when Brunswick Uniting Church decided to use my song ‘Flame of Love’ for Advent this year. Julia Potter created this beautiful arrangement and Helen Burnham made the refrain for my tune.
Compassion in Aged Care This story appeared in The Saturday Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and WA Today, on Saturday 12 September. Warm thanks to artist Kathy Westfold for permission to use her watercolour image. Like many families with frail elderly parents, I have been watching the unfolding COVID-19 crisis in aged care …
Ursula
“I think hard times are coming, when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now…” Ursula Le Guin
A prayer, a plea, a bird
Prayer writing, imagination and faithTuesday 29 September 2020, 10am to 12noon via Zoom Additional workshops October 28 (now full) and November 10 (bookings currently available) Wellspring Centre have invited me to conduct this prayer writing workshop The workshop is for people who’d like to write the prayers on their hearts. I learnt the art of …
The Art of Storytelling
Songwriters, poets and musicians bring us narratives wrapped memorably in melody or honed words which allow us to see our own stories more clearly.