This piece is one of three assessments for a Spring School course I completed through University of Tasmania. I had to write something in response to the prompt "Holiday" and present it creatively. For June Your pansies smile gaily in your garden Not knowing their fate Already the dandelions are growing tall Eclipsing … [Read more...]
Cicada Song
The rhythmic hum overhead gains pace Thrumming waves filling the sky A din that builds and builds Like the thick, hot air This is the summer of my childhood Eucalyptus scent, thick with cicada crescendo These creatures celebrating life, celebrating freedom After being hidden for so long in a dusty tomb Encouraging their army … [Read more...]
Photo essay: The Hidden City
For the past few weeks I've been juggling three online courses (yes three), my Phd, my business and all the stress that goes with the end of year. But this isn't about stress or overwhelm. One of those courses, The Photo Essay, has just finished and I thought you'd like to see my final project: a photo essay of Launceston's hidden … [Read more...]
What writers need
The creative writing project I've been involved with over the past four months, The Write Road, drew to a close last week. I can't tell you how proud I felt as I watched the 17 grade 5 and 6 students I had mentored during these months pore over the pages of the anthology their work was published in, along with the work of 30 others … [Read more...]
Creative writing exercise: What could Alder be thinking?
Fiction is something I'm still learning how to write. Actually I'm certain it will be something I am learning to do for my entire life. With this in mind, I'm currently studying The Open University's Start Writing Fiction course. I'm way behind, as I am prone to do because I take on too much stuff, but today I wrote a piece prompted by … [Read more...]
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