Dear Dreamers, It's good to have family. Especially family that happen to live along the south east coast of QLD and can put you up on your way to NSW. My cousin in Brisbane and my aunt and uncle on the Gold Coast did (and continue to do) that. We've been wined and dined and …
Letters from the Road: Townsville
Dear Dreamers, I don't know what to tell you. A lot has happened since last I wrote. We've stayed at Monto, Lindley's Crossing, Marlborough, Boulder Creek, Bowen River Hotel, and now a lovely property just north of Townsville. We've seen things too; pop up communities of hippie revelers, masses of brahman cattle mustered over Bowen …
Letters from the Road: Bundaberg
Dear Dreamers, Mat, Snoop and I spent the last week in Bundaberg. A town known for many things, rum, sugar, ginger beer and turtles. Got to say, it’s been friggin’ great. We had some rainy days but were glad not to be camping and it was never cold. Avoiding winter by continually driving north is …
Letters from the Road: April 2017
Dear Dreamers, Our last month in Capalaba has begun (last five weeks if you want to be technical). It's exciting and nerve racking, because after we leave we literally have no place to go. The safety nets gone, or at least its back in Victoria, and we'll really be the gypsy's everyone jokes that we …
Letters from the Road: March 2017
Dear Dreamers, Today is Mat and my first full day in Queensland. We have settled in to my parents old house for the next few months before it is handed over to its new owners. Its a strange feeling being back here without my parents and knowing its the last time but I'm very glad …
Letters from the Road: Great Ocean Road
Last week my partner and I finally hit the Great Ocean Road, which has been on the top of our to do list since we moved to Victoria. It was a great road trip, stunning scenery, kind weather, here are some of the highlights. *Disclaimer: fact and fiction abound below* We stopped at Anglesea and …
Short Story Competitions – March 2017
I've been doing a lot of research into upcoming short story competitions this year with the intention of submitting to as many as I can. Since I've done the research I figure I should share it. So here is my list of short fiction competitions with deadlines in March. Happy submitting! F(r)iction Winter Literary Competition …
Letters from Suburbia – Feb 2017
So it’s time to spread the news. ALL OF THE NEWS. Ok, there’s not that much. As you may or may not know, I’m not one for planning ahead. Commitments beyond a few months stress and intimidate me. Which is why this year my plan is… not to plan! Well not plan much anyway. Yes, …
My Year in Review 2016
So 2016 is over and done with, let’s all breathe out a collective sigh of relief. When your year begins with an enormous personal loss followed by a series of dramatic changes (moving in with my boyfriend then moving interstate to a tiny rural town) you know things are going to be a struggle. Mat …
Books I Want to Read
I'm a huge fan of lists and I usually have a long and unwieldy 'To Be Read' list of books. Lately, however, I've attempted to cut back on the length of my lists to achievable, less overwhelming lengths. Here is the video of the three books currently on my TBR list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLL6LZ3Kh_8 Since filming …
