Mordialloc

A dusty road, a horse drawn cart, a bicycle or two, and someone ambling towards the train station in the background. This is what you would have seen if you stood on Main Street about a hundred and twenty years ago. Mordialloc! I first saw the name when I stood on the platform at Flinders … Read more

Michael Wallace’ s Crow Hollow

As I read Crow Hollow, I am really enjoying this historical fictional narrative with its elements of drama, human suffering, suspense, doubt and fear. I read other genres too, but I find myself drawn to historical fiction and to the classics, including books by like Bronte, Dickens, Hardy. Human beings are complex creatures, no matter … Read more

Writing is Scary!

Writing is scary, because once you’ve written your thoughts down, there is a real possibility that someone might read them. Who of us has not written something, perhaps in a diary, email or text message and found that it was read by the wrong person? Perhaps you sent a message too early, or you sent … Read more