What I want to write about…

I’ve written before about the joy I found in making and binding my own books. Last week was a particularly joyous week! I attended a week-long workshop called Adventures in Bookmaking. The agenda was varied. We made “marks” on paper using ink and natural dyes and bound these pages into books using various techniques. I … Continue reading What I want to write about…

Furious Fiction 26 – March 2022

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From Monthly to Quarterly Last month I reported that the Australian Writers Centre's Furious Fiction competition had been changed from monthly to quarterly. It would seem Furious Fiction has been a victim of its own success and although I'm disappointed I don't have my monthly dose of fiction writing, I'm not surprised. Given there was … Continue reading Furious Fiction 26 – March 2022

Short Fiction – Frankie goes to Broome

This story was written in September 2020 when I was in the the thick of writing a series of connected stories for the Australian Writers Centre's Furious Fiction Competition. This competition provides prompts for 500 word stories. Originally held monthly, it is now presented every quarter. I had trouble fitting this story to the prompts … Continue reading Short Fiction – Frankie goes to Broome