Six Ways Not to Read a Book … or the Six Great Literary Myths
Anyone who is reading this probably assumes they can read a book. But have you been doing it wrong? (Bad grammar intentional. Words and I...
Save Trove
Trove is the National Library's online data base. It gives us the past, stretching back from yesterday. It gives us the future, too....
The Stories Women Tell
Grandma, Mum and a baby, Great Grandma and Great Great Aunt Nin or possibly Great Great Aunt Emily This month is Women's History Month:...
Bologna Book Fair
Eight Principessas and one Laundrette are off to the International Book Fair and Laureate Summit in Bologna. The Principessas, all major...
Tardis, anyone?
I need a TARDIS. Just a small one. Even a time-share TARDIS would do. A way to get to three conferences and four schools in a day, and...
Wombat weather forecast?
Phil was such a sweet little wombat, survivor of many operations on his leg, bashed up by the other wombats… how could we not give him...
Wild Whiskers is not amused
Wild Whiskers is not happy. My crimes are thus: - Being absent without leave from the wombats, thus depriving them of carrots in...
Writing on the Wing
I have discovered I can write columns and blogs in airports, answer emails waiting in line for a taxi; compose speeches at 2.00 am … all...
Musicals, Festivals, Carrots
Three festivals and two time zones in one week, plus the premier of Pete the Sheep. Baa. Excuse me. Am still a bit dazed. It was...
