The singing teacher’s cat
Revisiting my diaries from my time in Canberra.
I came across drawings of the cat that belonged to my daughter's singing teacher.
I had a good...
An understory
An understory
Under the slanting light of an early Brisbane morning, a small girl stood on a wicker chair. Her face was pressed...
Picture Books : The brilliant little ships of the imagination.
Rosetta Books sits in the beautiful hinterland town of Maleny. It is one of those bookshops with an enveloping mood of quiet happiness. I can’t read in public...
Dreamt of Birds
Further to the theme of birds, this painting is part of a work in progress titled ‘Dreamt of Birds’.
I have a small pile of...
Bologna Book Fair – Italy
My trip to Bologna and most importantly the Bologna Book Fair.
A Bologna local assured me that, “It will happen when Galvani turns the page”.
She...
Visiting my agent Ronnie Herman – New York City
We approached New York, guided by a GPS and car horns. This was to be the last leg of my tour but was already...
Children’s Writer’s Guild
Children's Writer's Guild
The Children's Writer's Guild was brought to my attention by a friend. One thing led to another and now I am extremely...
Bank Street Bookstore – New York City
The day before my story time, I stopped in to meet the staff at Bank Street Bookstore. It was a good thing I did,...
A book to dim the light of this world, just enough...
I came across a quote by Charles Jonson, ‘Without emotion, art is lifeless, without intellect it is shapeless’.
Emotion is the great driver in creative...
