The world is a poor fit for mothers
By Karen Charlton Our six year old son is acing grade one. Dropping him off in the classroom yesterday, his teacher stopped me to tell me…
Having it all – or doing it all?
By Gillian Harrison I’ve put a lot of pressure on Thursday lately. I have built Thursday into a Glorious Day. On Glorious Thursday I will get…
Picking up where we left off
By Karen Charlton I’m reading in bed. This is where I left off, a book in one hand and a pen and a notepad in the…
Write your way to freedom
Post by Gill Harrison My creative writing lecturers always stressed the writer’s role as researcher. They told us to record stories, collect words, gather conversations, chop…
Paper boats in a digital sea
Post by Karen Charlton Hamish is in my office, discovering all these books I’d forgotten I had. Rupert Bear: a Noddy book that belonged to my…
Best of 2012
[Image] All of my gel ink pens have been used up, and I’m reaching the last few pages of my Spirax notebook. It must be the…
Reclaiming beauty in motherhood
Post by Gill Harrison As I entered my thirties I knew the world would soon expect me to pay for youth and beauty. But only this…
Good girls don’t make history, but squeaky wheels travel far
Post by Karen Charlton Daily Life has announced today Australia’s Most Influential Female Voices of 2012. It’s an impressive list of talented women who use their…
Small child with a big file
Post by Karen Charlton Tomorrow my middle son, Hamish, will have his tonsils removed, and his third round of grommets inserted into his right ear, and…
When your blog has no point … be good
It’s so easy to start a blog these days; it’s even easier to start one with no direction, or to lose your direction a few months…
Why we get lathered up over house porn
If the bookmarks on our family tablet are any guide, we are consumed by home real estate. The top two sites are realestate.com.au and domain.com.au, and…
Little doors and big furniture
“Writing is a little door. Some fantasies, like big pieces of furniture, won’t come through.” Susan Sontag via Brain Pickings
Beneath the sheet: writing about sex and death
[Image] Today’s guest post is brought to us by Gillian Harrison, formerly of writing blog Ink Paper Pen. Gill asks the serious question, just how do…
Women writing on the internet and why it’s important
I have a problem. I try to keep my parenting to myself because I know when in public, as soon as people realise I am a…
the rhythm method 