While I was in Perth for the Perth Poetry Festival 2023, I attended every workshop that was being held while I was there as well as teaching my own workshop, Beyond Words, a Liminal Spaces workshop. Western Australian poet and spoken word artist, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, summed up it nicely when... Read more →

You know I love games. And writing. Imagine how excited I was to discover a whole lot of new writing-themed games! Forget about those old standbys, Scrabble, Boggle and Banagrams. I'm talking about the modern, new kids on the block that breathe life into the works and worlds of long... Read more →

Do you ever get stuck for words? Or ideas? I know I do. All the time! That's where writer's prompts come in super handy. Pretty much every writing class I've ever done was structured around a series of writing prompts to get my imagination firing and creativity flowing. Think of... Read more →

During the very first lockdown here in Melbourne in March 2020 I was filled with a sense of peace and relief at the free time I had spreading out to become large enough to breathe and craft and think. Leading up to that lockdown I had been super busy and... Read more →

In the last couple of years I've managed to create a few things that I am quite proud of. But there's one project from this year in particular that's still hanging around, haunting me. It's almost but not quite done because I haven't had the time to finish it. Or,... Read more →

When I start a project I have heaps of creativity and enthusiasm. After the initial rush wears off, I settle into a bit of a groove and find my focus. Towards the end I get bored and have to push myself to finish. If I don't, there's a feeling that... Read more →

Creativity is a strange beast. I always forget parts of the process until it's time for them to happen again. It's like my mind has a series of rooms that lock themselves when I exit and I don't get the key until the next time I need to enter the... Read more →

I just spent the most amazing five days camping in the bush around Riddells Creek at the wonderul Wild By Nature Village camp run by Firekeepers. The last camp was in January 2020 and it's been a long fifteeen months, waiting to get back out in nature with all the... Read more →

I had the best time in Tassie. The highlight of course was all the craft I got to do with my friend's 14 year old son. He's into all the crafts I love - leathercraft and woodwork - with the added bonus of being into blacksmithing, something I'd love to... Read more →

Did you know that some species of cicadas can live for thirteen years underground before emerging to spend a few glorious weeks in the sunshine? Scientists aren't quite sure why they have a thirteen year cycle. There's some speculation it may be to avoid predators as no other creature has... Read more →