Yarra Room Roof

I have been working these past few weeks supervising an art exhibition. In the quiet times between when there are people in the gallery, I have been writing. Last week I was tidying up some poems and short stories. This week – and the ones to come – I’ve decided to pick up the long-neglected novel again.

Here’s where the words get hard:

I just…

It’s that…

I feel…

Lost, I suppose.

And I don’t know if what I’m chasing is worth finding.

water glasses
Photos taken at the Emerging Writers’ Festival.

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity