Why writing both literary fiction and children's makes sense. Children's literature is “one of the purest and freest fields for experimental writing”. Writing for children is "real" and "serious" and nobody should have told her otherwise. newyorker.com/magazine/2022/… via The New Yorker

Australian artist Vivienne Binns - You come to be able to see the world differently … You’re not held hostage to those voices and guilts and directions abc.net.au/news/2022-03-0…

All these heart-warming stories of animals being rescued in the news…My story: A plaintive bird call in my garden makes me think “Oh no! It’s a baby bird! It’s hurt!” I locate the bush it’s coming from and two randy magpies fall at my feet flapping together. Nothing to see here.

WHERE DOES MY MEAT COME FROM? A simple question at the dinner table leads little Eddie on a magical (& detailed) journey as he follows Coco the cow, Pepe the pig & Lulu the lamb from pasture to slaughterhouse! (With lift-the-flap butchery maps & a free mini-cleaver) #cookiepitch

Australian writing and publishing faces 'grinding austerity' as funding continues to decline theconversation.com/australian-wri…

Idol of his age, he walked with a forgotten swagger. His slicked-down hair now grey. His calloused hands, shaking. When the strings began to sing, our only thought: not worthy. Writers Victoria #WVFlashFic22

Buoyed by laughter, they dare the glistening waves. Crumpled clothes litter the shore, abandoned like their forgotten selves. The moon peeps from the sky, a luminous witness to their joy. Writers Victoria #WVFlashFic22

You think you know all of me? Down to the bone, the viscera. To the ordering of my molecules. The dark matter of my soul, impossible to perceive. You don’t. Writers Victoria #WVFlashFic22

"Downes’ story... is as much poem as prose, each word bearing the weight of its careful selection..." Years ago I published a short piece in Southerly & I just stumbled upon this review. My writing’s never been reviewed before #thrilled #inspired textjournal.com.au/oct15/gildfind…

Her day begins in night. Her world is seen through the hole of a sequin, a bugle bead, a needle’s eye. Colour is only found in fabric. Living, in work. Writers Victoria #WVFlashFic22

Blink. Look. Repeat. My brain’s on automatic, hypnotised by the shimmer of tail lights on rain-soaked asphalt. I nod into the welcoming abyss behind my eyes and the… …wheel… …turns. Writers Victoria #WVFlashFic22 #shimmer

On hands and knees, he crawls. Two pillars rise above him. He harks a seraphic voice. Suddenly, he is lifted up! Sweet exaltation! To worship the altar of her smile. Writers Victoria #WVFlashFic22 #altar

I read while walking too. Is that not a thing? x.com/nytimesbooks/s…

The power of the imagination over the physical. “The pupil is responding to imagined luminescence…” sciencealert.com/the-eyes-can-r…

“Writers who are trying to create different kinds of books, who are working to enlarge literary culture, need support — “ theage.com.au/culture/books/…

The kind of writing we love to hate theguardian.com/books/2022/aug…

An interesting read all about the "random"ness of the publishing business (and success) theconversation.com/the-entire-ind…

Gave into temptation and whipped something up for #furiousfiction this month. Looking forward to more of the same fun in April! Australian Writers' Centre

Space to write – so important on so many levels #writerslife abc.net.au/news/2023-06-2…