The story so far
I'm from Adelaide, but I'm living in Abu Dhabi right now. One day, I saw a gold leaf four wheel drive. It made me cry.
My first novel, Black Dust Dancing, was published by Wakefield Press in March 2009. It looks like this:
Tag Archives: things I love
Here's to friends
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And on Fridays we shall dance
We lived in New Zealand for several years in the early and mid nineties, and I saw more music there than I ever have or ever will. Something about New Zealand music and the New Zealand sense of humour that … Continue reading
Tagged things I love, things that rock
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That's that then
I said to the mister the other day, ‘You know, I’m sick of taking up so much of this family’s oxygen. It’s too much, I’m tired of my tiredness dominating everything.’ It’s time, it really is, to move on, to … Continue reading
Between the bus stop and our house
So we’re past the daisies, and not quite to the peppertree, and the conversation turns, as it very often does, to Pokemon, and I say hey! I just found out there’s a Pokemon trainer called ThirdCat and they say, not … Continue reading
There were no bandages or feathers, but oh! how we roared
So last night, I was in attendance at the only buck’s night I have ever organised. Or even attended. The fact it was on a Tuesday night – in Adelaide – probably tells you something about its overall essence. It’s … Continue reading
jo from little women
window Originally uploaded by adelaide writer So, here’s my very own garret (sp?), complete with skylight. Goodness knows what the previous owners used the dark, airless box for before. My companion is a present from one of the mister’s aunties. … Continue reading
Inevitability
If you need to ring me, please use my normal phone, because a replacement charger for one of these costs about $80 and seems to be unavailable anywhere in Adelaide. I have it switched to the function that uses the … Continue reading
Watching the Royals
With hippie left wing parents, it can be hard finding a way to rebel. And so, when I was around twelve, I developed a bit of a thing for the Royals. Because I knew it would give my mum the … Continue reading
Music memories
When I were a young thing, I had the standard music tastes of a country town girl: INXS, Midnight Oil, Prince (and yes, that was before he was formerly known as), Eurythmics and maybe one or two others. All right, … Continue reading
