Booktober interview with Imani

Booktober interview with Imani

A few months ago, I heard of Imani Benfell, a young author who was raising money with her book, Mysteries of Maybelle. She was raising money for Emerge Australia, an organisation that raises awareness about ME/CFS, a condition my younger son has. Naturally, I...
Writing Folio

Writing Folio

A couple of weeks ago, my parents gave me some boxes of items that had been stored at their place since I finished school. In one of the boxes were some stories I had written when I was in high school, as well as my Communication project. This got me reflecting on my...
Mystery Box Magic – Take 2

Mystery Box Magic – Take 2

Due to popular demand, the kids at the Monash Young Writer’s Group wanted a re-run of Mystery Box Magic as their school holiday workshop on 18 April. My kids had fun going around the house compiling the items to fill five mystery boxes. The boxes had a mixture...
Story time in Heyfield

Story time in Heyfield

Today I had a wonderful time at the Heyfield Wetlands doing story time as part of their Kids Fun Day. I haven’t done a story time like this before, so it was a bit of an adventure. I raided my Picture Book shelf for some of our favourite picture books that the...
Popsugar Reading Challenge 2019

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2019

The last few years, I’ve used the PopSugar reading challenge as a way to expand the books I’ve been reading. I’ve enjoyed it so much that I’m taking part in the Popsugar 2019 Reading Challenge again this year. Below are the topics and I’ll update the book I read for...
12 Days of Christmas 2018

12 Days of Christmas 2018

  Did you know, the 12 Days of Christmas are between December 25 and January 5? I only learned this recently. For fun, I’ve decided to help us all kickstart our creativity with a 12 Days of Christmas gift to you. All you have to do is sign up below and...