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I’m pleased to announce I have partnered with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation to fundraise on their behalf. ILF are a national book industry charity which aims to reduce the disadvantage experienced by children in remote Indigenous communities across Australia by lifting literacy levels and instilling a lifelong love of reading. ILF gift new culturally appropriate…
Over the weekend many people, woman and men, celebrated International Women’s Day. It’s held to recognise how far women have come towards gender equality We’ve come a long way since 1911 when women couldn’t vote, faced employment restrictions and workplace conditions. Now in 2019 we’re running corporations, leading countries and have rights our grandmothers could…
Twenty 18 is in its final hours with a plethora of people no doubt reflecting on how the past year treated them. For me it was a year of firsts, love and growth. A year of learning, writing and although there were ups and downs, I wouldn’t change it. The down times, there weren’t many,…
Okay all you Steampunk and Fantasy book lovers out there. I’d like to announce my latest novel, called Mors Fumi, has been sent to my editor and I’ll be looking for THREE beta readers very soon. Beta readers get to read the novel before it’s published, give their expansive opinion and help shape the final…
We’ve all wondered at one time or other how Santa Claus could possibly deliver a present to every child in the world in one night. Or what it is that gives reindeer the ability to fly? How does Santa really know if we’ve been naughty or nice all year? The mystery and magic of childhood…
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Everyone knows Karma, right? Karma is punishment for past wrongs, isn’t it? What you do to others will come back to you, that’s Karma, right? It’s a universal system of justice against your crimes and those of others. Some people count on karma for vengeance, saying things like, ‘I hope Karma bites you in the…
FOR many years in Australia, Halloween was just an excuse to watch some scary movies on the idiot box like the darsedly devilish eposide of The Simpsons, Treehouse of Horror, or maybe hire Friday the Thirteenth or Freddie Kruger from the local video store. As of 2018 there are 29 episodes of the Treehouse of…
