Paul Kelly and the lighthouse in the sky
At a gathering recently I heard a rendition of Paul Kelly’s song “Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air”.
Mark Tredinnick
Mark’s poetry and lyrical prose return to mind so often. I am grateful for the long conversations we have had that formed this interview published by Dumbo Feather I first met Mark Tredinnick’s work through The Little Red Writing Book––recommended by a teacher I loved. Within the opening pages I was hooked. I read the …
Face to face with a loss of trust
essay published in The Sunday Age Jean is 90. She is widowed and lives alone in an outer suburb of Melbourne. Her small brick house overlooks a terraced garden with a view of the Dandenongs. Jean used to be a florist and now she cooks, tends the garden and takes care of herself. Jean’s daughter …
Not just a boy from the bush
https://crosslight.org.au/2019/08/23/wesley-trigg-not-just-a-boy-from-the-bush/published in Crosslight magazine Wesley Trigg and his wife Una are waiting in the foyer at Carnsworth Uniting Agewell in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. I recognise their signature neatness and punctuality. The retired minister and teacher are both in their nineties. We have previously been members of the same congregation. Amongst that casual throng …
the small man and the round woman
Glad to see this story published this week in the Sunday Age faith column August 4, 2019 He is a man fully present to himself. In the botanical gardens he wears a neat close-brimmed hat and weaves through the crowd following a child. Deftly he catches her up, bringing her back into the gathering for the …
Jack baptises himself
this story is in Eureka Street, religion section, photograph by Eva Rugel The first time Jack came to church he baptised himself. The font was new, the water inviting, and he dunked his 10-year-old head right in. The sea-blue glass font had recently been installed in the foyer on a sculpted piece of redgum. The …
‘Tender’ reviewed. Author happy.
Andrew Hamilton is consulting editor at Eureka Street and has written a review of my new collection, Tender, stories that lean into kindness. I feel honoured by his reading and placement of the book within a larger tradition. You can go to the review here.
Duality – a blind date between writers and artists.
I can’t quite believe I got to be a part of this project, but like magic Shannyn Higgins appeared and invited me in. It’s a blind date, 25 writers provide a fragment of writing, 25 artists respond. On Opening Night Friday August 30, 6 – 9pm the exhibition is unveiled at KSR Art Bar, Rialto …
Duality – a blind date between writers and artists. Read More »
