This will be my last blog for a fortnight or so as I knuckle down to write a new poem. I travelled four hours south to Kempsey last week for the local heat of the Australian Poetry Slam. I couldn’t go in the heat at Byron Bay because I was the feature act after winning last year… and I wasn’t entirely …
Me – the slam poet
Know what I love about being 30+?
My little prime minister-lover
Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female prime minister when Libby was a few months old.
A happy belated V-Day
‘Raise your hands if you, or someone close to you, has been assaulted.’
The stories behind the boobs
A topless bar has just opened in my famous little town. It’s not a place I plan to frequent, but its opening has raised a lot of questions about whether something so ‘Gold Coast’ belongs in the Byron Bay CBD (not far from the beach, a kids’ playground and other ‘family friendly’ venues). This blog isn’t about that. It’s about …
A sad day for our family
One year ago today our family suffered its biggest loss. I was pregnant with my son when my mother-in-law, Joanie, died. It was, and still is, a shock.
Getting to know you
Hi there, and welcome to my new blog.