Review: Band-Aid for a Broken Leg by Damien Brown
It hasn’t been a great week at Charming HQ thanks to the invasion of the sinus snatchers. My usually spotless home and seamless project management of the household (cough) have slipped a little, and a...
View ArticleReview: The Hum of Concrete by Anna Solding
The Hum of Concrete is a ‘novel constellation’ – a series of smaller stories, strung together in the micro-cosmos of Malmö, Sweden. It’s the debut novel by Swedish-Australian writer Anna Solding, who...
View ArticleOn joining the 2012 Australian Women Writers Challenge
I love to read. I love to write. I love to write about reading. And part of my purpose in starting this blog was to push myself a little harder than usual to get stuck into pieces of prose longer than...
View ArticleReview: Second Chances by Charity Norman
It’s always tricky to review a book which relies on suspense. Do I skirt around the meat of the story and just lay out a few themes and concepts? Or do I tell all with a ‘spoiler alert’? For Charity...
View ArticleReview: Waiting For It by Chrissie Keighery
“There’s a reason that the number thirteen is bad luck: it sucks to be thirteen.” So says the cover blurb for Waiting For It, one title in a new book series for tweens called Girl V The World....
View ArticleOn fighting the 7 signs of ageing – what are your 7 signs?
Today is 31st July, so I’ve snuck in at the very last minute to link up with Francesca Writes Here for her I Spy in July project. Her posts have been reflections on things she’s noticed around her...
View ArticleOn major renovations, of the personal kind
A little TLC will restore this one to its former glory! Soon to be listed, this body is 39 years old. It lacks the sleek angles and spotless façade of newer dwellings, but it does have a certain...
View ArticleOn the short shorts manifesto: Mamamia and body image
Yesterday Mamamia published an article by Ali McGregor about body image and weight loss. A couple of months ago, I also wrote a piece on this topic for Mamamia. There are some striking similarities...
View ArticleReview: The Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay by Rebecca Sparrow
I’ve been offered a few examples of ‘Young Adult’ fiction to review lately and I must admit I’m struggling. My own teen years are a distant memory, while my children are (mercifully) still young...
View ArticleReview: In Falling Snow by Mary-Rose MacColl
Mary-Rose MacColl has been an important player in the Brisbane literary scene for as long as I’ve been hovering at its edges. As a writer, most importantly, but also as a teacher of, and advocate...
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