I don’t know how long ago I invented a Twitter hashtag #schoolpickuphaiku I never intended for it to become a viral meme; I’ve seen other hashtags take on a life of their own (someone will write a thesis about that one day: mark my words) but that wasn’t the point with #schoolpickuphaiku. Sometimes it’s nice to…
Nits have infiltrated our house. Again. this time, with leftover supplies waiting at the back of a kitchen cupboard, I was ready loathing – as ever – to hear the cries: ow! ow! don’t hurt! I want you to stop! undeterred, plastic-gloved, my role as chemical killer is finally done. nits (well, lice, technically)(as you’re…
Melbourne folk, on Friday 12th November I’ll be at the Future Writers’ Festival in the afternoon, talking on a panel about writing and the Internet. The list of guests for the day is impressive. Do come along! Then on Sunday 12th December I’ll be at the NSW Writers’ Centre as part of the ‘Everything You Need to Know…
My poem ‘At the Park’ has been published over at Verity La. Some of you may remember it won an award last year, and now those of you who’ve been wanting a read – can! If you have any questions, the last link talks a fair bit about the writing process, but if there any others let me know….
I really should change that title to say, ‘Writing her first short story for a competition’. Keira has been coming home for a while now with ‘learning stories’ written in class, which have basically been re-counts of what they’ve done on certain special curriculum days. I thought this was her first attempt, but I could be…
I’m flitting between books at the moment. I’m reading Franzen’s Freedom on the Kindle – an experience I’ll devote an entire post to at some point. Thanks to electronics I can honestly record that I am 37% of the way through, which is a more accurate way than guesstimating: “Oh, I’d say I’m about in…
I’ve been wanting to block out some time for a blogging brainstorm/thinkover for 2011 and everybody I’ve mentioned the idea to has said, “That sounds great! Let me know if you go ahead with it, I’d like to join you.” It’s not 100% set in stone yet but I can book a local (Eltham) meeting…
