I Write

I have had a short story published in Page Seventeen's issue one;  several poems in PiO's literary magazine: Unusual Work, and an article in  Sotto, Australian Poetry Center's online magazine: below is an excerpt, which if you click on will sweep you to the entire article. And of course there is the blog

An Artist in the Country:

My shift from urban to rural living meant my  rather complacent and flailing desire to be artist was honed sharp by the envy
of all that I´d left behind: the opportunities, the culture, the people, the  immersion. I grieved that through laziness and a lack of confidence I had let opportunity pass. I was frustrated by my apparently banal surrounds and angry at my own ineptitude. I rallied against what I saw as a lack of understanding of  contemporary art and writing, and a love of all things seventies. I bemoaned  that every creative community event´s theme centred on living in the country as  if there weren´t any other experiences to draw on and I loathed persistent paintings of galahs.

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewided

Then there is the whole parenting thing, and the depression that grew next to my third child: it weren't his fault. Three pregnancies, four years- it's a big ask of a body. Anybody.  My body. People asked me why I think it may have happened? Truth, I dunno, but when ever the word DEPLETED pops up, my body vibrates with recognition. I blog about that stuff here: it's raw and unrefined and by no means perfect....it's Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered. I hope I never have to write here again.....