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Nov 15, 20192 min read
Free At Last
After seven years in Papua New Guinea, at last Behrouz Boochani is free from the torment he has suffered under Australia’s abusive...
sydneysoa
Oct 28, 20192 min read
Fleeting Blossom
Five hundred grams of tiny toes and fingers, his chest rising every few seconds, validating the fleeting blossom of his arrival. Three...
sydneysoa
Oct 5, 20193 min read
The Part of Me that is Always There
The Part of Me that is Always There It is what defines me, the thing that another recognises when I walk into the room. The same thing...
sydneysoa
Sep 25, 20193 min read
Genre - just a marketing tool
It might be argued that all stories - whatever the genre - follow a similar pathway, an opening up of an event or series of incidents...
sydneysoa
Sep 6, 20191 min read
Homilies in writing
by Lawrence Goodstone The suggestion that homilies don’t work is far too broad a statement because much depends on the audience that the...
sydneysoa
Aug 24, 20191 min read
South Indian Poet Syam Sudhakar
Award-winning poet Syam Sudhakar has sent us a new cache of his poems and we're pleased to share one with our readers. Following the...
sydneysoa
Aug 6, 20191 min read
Latest Book Launch: Nicky Gluch's The Universal Language
Nicky Gluch’s latest book launched in a spirit of reconciliation and universality at Ariel Bookstore this week.
sydneysoa
Jul 14, 20192 min read
What are you Striving for?
The prompt for this week's writing groups: what are you striving for in your writing?
sydneysoa
Jun 28, 20193 min read
The Staff of Life
THE STAFF OF LIFE means many things to many people. Here are some original creative writing responses that go beyond a hunk of bread.
sydneysoa
Jun 17, 20193 min read
Japan-easy
Last year in Japan, artist Deidre Keenaghan, visited a calligraphy shop in Kyoto.
sydneysoa
May 29, 20191 min read
Two Hundred Crappy Words a Day
Stewart Adams discusses the most fundamental and core task in writing is writing itself
sydneysoa
May 22, 20193 min read
Solitary Times
This week's writing prompt - the solitary life of the writer.
sydneysoa
Apr 3, 20192 min read
Why I Write
This week's writing prompt - why do I write? - was answered by Jim Piotrowski, Meg Mooney, Mark Braidwood, and Marjorie Banks
sydneysoa
Mar 30, 20192 min read
The Sydney Harbour Bridge
This week's writer's group prompt - The painting of the Sydney Harbour Bridge by Grace Cossington Smith.
sydneysoa
Feb 7, 20192 min read
Book Launch: Black, Gay & Underage
Wil Roach’s memoir Black, Gay, Underage has already garnered reader enthusiasm as well as invitations for the author to participate
sydneysoa
Jan 28, 20198 min read
The story of Jenny Sheldon a Stroke Survivor and Author
In late 2018 Jenny Sheldon’s book, ‘I Will’, was published by the Sydney School of Arts & Humanities.
sydneysoa
Jan 24, 20192 min read
Gender Issues - A Timely Reminder
India’s southern state of Kerala women have been stretching their arms in solidarity with two women who dared to enter a temple.
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