In 2014, I pledged to spend more time writing and learning about poetry. Galloping away from the Year of the Horse and into the Year of the Sheep (which starts on February 19) I’m wondering: What have I achieved? What tips can I offer to others attempting to stay the course? Tip 1. Write drafts
My story ‘We’re All Travellers Here’ has won the 2014 Carmel Bird Award, announced on January 9. Award judge, Michael McGirr, said ‘We’re All Travellers Here’ is ‘the story of an older mother and her adult son on tour. The son is buried alive in his own sophistication and self-concern. The mother eclipses him with
Three great books sweetened the days between Christmas and January 1 for me — ending a fine literary year and paving the way for a happy 2015 of reading pleasure. I wonder which of these three sweet treats will please your palate over the summer break? 1. Revolutionary Road Richard Yates, with a rapier-deftness like
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