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Meeting an Anthropologist

Originally posted on Gumboootspearlz:
One of my Aunties – in her face I see my mother so clearly!  Rotorua, in Aoteroa/ New Zealand, has one of those aromas that you can never forget and which is hard to escape. For me the strong smell of the sulphur is overtaken by an experience that has represented…

A Long Way From Misery

Jacqui Halpin is an Australian children’s author whose stories have won prizes in writing competitions and been published in anthologies. She attributes her love of storytelling to her father, Jack Turner. ‘Listening to the amazing adventures Dad had growing up stirred my imagination and transported me back to his world,’ Jacqui says. Jacqui has co-writtenContinue reading “A Long Way From Misery”

Gone Writing in the Rainforest

So I’m off for a few days – with a notebook, camera, and other writers.  I am heading into the  rainforest. My family are staying behind, but will be busy enjoying catching up with some of the extended family and going to an AFL match in Brisbane. I was so happy this morning as IContinue reading “Gone Writing in the Rainforest”