maverick
Geoff Orton and I met because we happened to be sitting next to each other at a Sydney Writers’ Festival session, Singapore Sling, in May 2011. It was the week after I’d quit corporate law to give myself more time to write, and it was encouraging to see that one of the panellists, the writer Shamini Flint, … Read more
my writing studio
This is the little corner of the world where I spend a lot of time twiddling my thumbs and looking out the window at the bellies of planes. I’ve had this writing studio since Christmas 2010. Prior to that, I had grand dreams of building my own writing hut. It was going to be as … Read more
halcyon days with yumi takahashi: day 8
Dear Julie, Thanks for your gorgeous video and photos…they are amazing, I love all the ice cream vans! It reminded me of walks in the park. I loved the ice-cream vans and the ice-cream with the sprinkles and the flake sticking out of the side… but it always looked so much better then how it … Read more
halcyon days with yumi takahashi: day 7
Dear Julie, hello! bonjour! hola! Europe really makes you realised how small the world really is when you can drive 30 mins and enter a new country, language and culture. Being in the Pyrenees for 4 days without internet, slowed down our little life… I remember an old lady who lived around the corner when … Read more
halcyon days with yumi takahashi: day 6
Dear Yumi, Just heard you’re without wi-fi at the moment in an old chateau in the Pyrenees. Tough life! Hope you’re having a great time! Since you won’t have an opportunity to reply to my Day 5 post until tomorrow, I’ve put together this quick post to mark Day 6. Here are some photos from my … Read more
halcyon days with yumi takahashi: day 5
Dear Yumi, I loved your little texta plates, particularly because the people are all so happy and the birds line up in a sky that holds on for dear life at the very edge of the picture. Your Pablo Picasso quote inspired me to make a tiny film out of some old (and new) footage. … Read more
halcyon days with yumi takahashi: day 4
Dear Julie, You are too cute…so cute that I was desperate to find some of my kindy drawings, but all I could find were these plates that I posted on my blog last year: http://dearplastic.blogspot.com/2010/04/textalove.html. I wish I could look over my kindy activity books now, but sadly I didn’t pack them in my suitcase. I … Read more
