Week 39/2025: Writing a short story in a day
Week of 22 September 2025 This post includes a copy of my recent post on Substack about a recent short story writing workshop with Angela Slatter, so if you follow my writing blog over there you may have already read this. But there’s also my usual weekly update of...
Week 34/2025: A catch-up post
Week of 18 August I’m watching the weeks slip away and posts not being finished. My uni assignment has taken up a lot of my time and there hasn’t been much else going on. So this is a quick catch-up post. There are more to come! This post is...
Week 33/2025: Beaker Street
Week of 11 August 2025 A week of Beaker Street! As usual: This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my stories in my real human voice. If there are any em dashes in this...
Week 30/2025: A series of public apologies
Week of 21 July 2025 This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my stories in my real human voice. A wonderful week ending in a series of public apologies A happy week Kramstable came...
Week 22/2025: Accentuate the positive
Week of 26 May 2025 This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my stories in my real human voice. Monday was my last day of cat sitting when Lil Sis and Mr Tall came...
Week 21/2025: The battle with the ongoing health issues
Week of 19 May 2025 This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my stories in my real human voice. The ongoing health issues Physio Since I hurt my back, things were slowly improving, but...
Week 19/2025: Exploding back pain
Week of 5 May 2025 I’ve been feeling a bit miserable this week. Ouch! Exploding back pain I hurt my back exercising last Saturday (flash back to this week . . . or this one . . . or . . . ) and had various health professionals tell...
Week 18/2025: Rainbows, walnuts and a cat
Week of 28 April I had a lot going on this week. Tiring but good. Rainbows, walnuts and a cat The Boy Beyond the Rainbow Friday night’s adventure was to the Studio Theatre to see Rod Anderson’s one-man show The Boy Beyond the Rainbow. Rod is, apparently, a bit...
Week 17/2025: A week off
Week of 21 April 2025 This year Anzac Day fell in the same week as Easter. A lovely week off I was one of those fortunate people who was in a position to take annual leave on Wednesday and Thursday to give me a ten-day break between Easter Friday...
Week 13/2025: Three (more) days on the island
Week of 24 March 2025 Following last weekend’s Ten Days on the Island events, this week I attended more activities from this amazing festival. This weekend I went to live theatre, an on-Country experience and an art show. Three Days on the Island Friday: LIFE/CYCLE LIFE/CYCLE was the third...