Perchance To Dream

As I type this on my iphone, I am in the hell many might know that is trying to settle children to sleep in a single hotel family room. Barely a metre away, they are fussing and complaining why we get to stay up later and they don’t. Though honestly I prefer this to our…

An Absent Mother Apologises

Before I’d even had the chance to press the down button, I heard the cables grinding in the shaft, lifting the elevator to my floor. Inside I heard the hungry squalling of my newborn son, twelve hours old. I pressed the button then, stabbed it really, multiple times, hurrying the doors to open. Finally they…

Packing for the Aussie Bloggers Conference #ausblogcon2011

Renovation preparations have come about as far as they can before the floor people move in and take over. Vents have been stuffed with rags, picture frames removed, and cupboards taped over. We’re now quite used to feel of chipboard beneath our feet. And here is a shot of my bed; I’m just taking a…