… stranded on the limen that space between water and sky rain and sun cold and heat where we could be on both sides of time … (from ‘Epilogue’, Limen, Susan Hawthorne, Spinifex Press, 2013) Limen is a rare word meaning a threshold or transition point into or out of sensory perception; a space and time … Continue reading
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The Wedding Season by Su Dharmapala
Welcome to the Mardi Gras – Sri Lankan style. This is the title of a chapter from The Wedding Season, and that’s what this book is. A Mardi Gras, a carnival of people, hilarious situations and madcap fast-paced encounters, with an ending that will sit in your memory for some time. The story is about … Continue reading
Meanjin Interviews Guys Read Gals
Just in case you missed it, here is the link to the interview that Meanjin did on us. Let us know your thoughts. Reading Australian Women
The Heart of the Problem?
There are not many times in my life that I am gobsmacked, or blown away by what someone tells me. But, just recently, I was talking with a man about the Guys read Gals project. Of course, I was trying to get him involved, but my jaw fell open when he told me, “As … Continue reading
The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser
A review by Rob Kennedy. Michelle de Kretser writes and sounds like a poet. The short pithy perfectly constructed lines in The Lost Dog, have great appeal. The opening two lines completely set the story up; not many books have ever achieved this. The book is worth buying for those two lines alone. It’s good to see … Continue reading