It’s been a couple of months since my last post. That’s not because I’ve given up on blogging, disgruntled or overwhelmed by the thousands of new blogs posts that go live every day. Ah, maybe hundreds of thousands. Anyway, let’s not go there this early in the morning. The reason for my nonexistent show and […]
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What about storytelling? #Writing #TheMechanics
March 31, 2016 by
In the pursuit to be GREAT storytellers most writers will discover a lot about themselves. The process or journey, whatever you choose to call it, in telling a great story can be difficult for some writers and easy for others, however, sometimes it’s a bit of both. I’d like to say the simple part is […]
Connect adventurously #Hiking in the Lamington National Park #Australia
February 19, 2016 by
Connect adventurously…Yesterday my daughter, her partner and I hiked the Illinbah Circuit. It’s a 16.6 km hike in the Lamington National Park. It has a recommended walk time of 8 hours. The track’s classification is a class 5 hike. A class five is categorised like this: Steep track with irregular surface and loose stones […]
The Nature of Things. #Writing #NaturePhotoChallenge
February 1, 2016 by
Recently I participated in a nature challenge on Facebook. I was nominated by a beautiful friend who lives in America. The challenge was to post one original nature photo each day for 7 days and nominate another photographer each day to also participate. All photos were taken by me. Some on the iPhone and some […]
What is creativity? #WritingWithColour #Children
January 24, 2016 by
Someone once said to me, “Anyone can tell stories.” And that’s true. I’ve spoken at many schools about each of us being storytellers in some form. When I conduct workshops for children giving them the task of creating a character and then developing a story they always rise to the challenge. I am continuously astounded […]
Blooming Lily Over Water #Poems
January 24, 2016 by
Blooming Lily Over Water Blooming Lily Over Water Full beauty, a morning child There to reveal, full gaped colour Above dark water, drink Nourished, under tender warmth Cease, the passing day To close, quiet. To Sleep. By Vacen Taylor
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