Many years ago I was sitting in a seminar at Writing NSW and a speaker said 99% of the writers in that room would never get published. I looked around. About 150 people were listening. Still, I knew then and there I’d be in the 1%, because I wouldn’t give…
Check today’s date – because ten years from now life as we know it will no longer exist. A simple diagnosis from your doctor will involve consulting your genome sequence. Climate change will have altered every landscape. Virtual reality will be fully integrated into our everyday routines. We may not…
This week I’m over on the Northern Beaches Mums’ website talking about the power of creativity, children and how it will save their future. Creativity is crucial for raising the next generation of innovators whose mindset and problem-solving skills will solve today’s (and tomorrow’s) greatest challenges. Here’s my article: Have…
Yesterday, I had the amazing honour of being an artistic ‘Forest Ambassador’ with the very talented sustainability and natural mixed media artist Gloria Florez and the very talented video installation artist Alyson Bell. Together we created a collaborative exhibition that combined our three very different yet complimentary methods of artistic…
According to Business Insider, thousands of Swedish people recently embedded grain-sized microchips under their skin to replace ID cards. Following the trend of wearable technology and interconnected devices like watches and rings, the idea is to make people’s daily lives easier – users can waft a hand over a machine…
Last week, I had the pleasure of working with local artist-in-residence and forest ambassador Gloria Florez. As part of her six-month artist residency at the Eramboo Artist Environment, sponsored by Northern Beaches Council, she’s been using sustainable printmaking methods and unique handmade paper techniques to create an artist book and…
It’s my birthday today, so here’s a present for you – I’m over on AntipodeanSF again this month, in their bumper edition to celebrate the magazine’s 250th issue, and 21 years of AntipodeanSF, with my short story ‘A Witch’s Place‘. Here’s the beginning: ‘The fire is beautiful!’ Aunt Joan shouts…
