by mgadmin | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog, Short Stories
I am not big on horror stories or scary stories, however at the end of October every year, the kids I work with want to write spooky, Halloween stories. I give it a go, always with varying results. Given that today is Halloween, I thought I’d share one of my...
by mgadmin | Oct 28, 2025 | Blog
Following on from my post last week, I thought I’d continue by sharing some of my favourite picture books. I have quite a few to choose from, given that I have a collection with nearly 300 picture books… it was hard to choose ten to highlight, so there is...
by mgadmin | Oct 21, 2025 | Blog
This past weekend, ABC Radio National had a countdown of their Top 100 Books. There weren’t many that I have read, or wanted to read, and those I had, I didn’t love. I thought I would share some of the books that stood out to me since I started tracking...
by mgadmin | Oct 6, 2025 | Blog
Creative writing is something I have done to support my mental health since I was a kid, it’s something I did naturally. I have also seen benefits in the participants of my writing groups, that I’ve been doing for the last 12 years. One of the biggest...
by mgadmin | Oct 3, 2025 | Blog
Reading is something I have always done for my mental health and for regulation. When I was at high school, I always carried a book with me and would read when I had some spare time… including in class when I had finished my work! I had thought I was simply a...
