A shout out to booklovers - especially those who like contemporary fiction. Sydney School of Arts & Humanities' author Rob Carrick will...

SSOA's latest novel PUCCINI'S BUTTERFLY by Sue Howard has received excellent reviews following its recent launch at Ariel Bookstore in...

In the era of ‘fake news’, a term coined appropriately by Donald Trump, a master in the art, it has become increasingly difficult to...

Julian Assange has been set free after 14 years of legal disputes and imprisonment for publishing material exposing the brutal inhumane...

I don’t generally waste time online. But I have found I am easily distracted from the task of writing by my research. So many aspects of...

VIVID - Almost gone but won't be forgotten after it ends on 15 June A $30, 90-minute whirl around the harbour last night at the 11th hour...

The leafless trees, and every icy crag Tinkled like iron William Wordsworth 'The Prelude' Autumn is falling At last, the mornings are...

Already back in the groove - the same old imbalance in who's attending to domestic chores and who's not? Fiona D'Souza from Sydney School...

The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word ‘Mother’ and the most beautiful call is the call of ‘my mother’. It is a word...

'Rainy Days and Mondays,' Paige said as she watched a tear-shaped droplet meandering towards the sill on the outside of her office...

… sometimes get me down. Particularly if I’m stuck with my writing: devoid of inspiration, tired at the prospect or rewriting a major...

Today, we introduce a newcomer among our regular blog writers: Jada age 6, nearly 7... Assistance was given by her grandmother in writing...

Last Saturday morning in my suburb, Bondi Junction, it felt like the slow burn ambience of the weekend had begun as normal. Perfect...

Writers Bloc Meetup member Dee says she bought Robert Carrick’s novel Cloudless Love on kindle. First she downloaded a sample from Amazon...

The table was covered with porcelain plates and saucers covered with chicken bones, olive pips and torn flat breads. ‘Oh Mr Benn, that...

We might all dream of balmy days and a life of leisure and indulgence. What is life for? we might wonder. Matt Jackson has made some...

Finally I’ve sat down to write my ideas for yet another story. It’s my happy place, the pen running smoothly across the page of my lined...

In late 2023 I had the opportunity to catch up with an old workmate, a man named Justin. Apart from it being seven years since we last...

I finally sit down to write my ideas for yet another story. It’s my happy place, the pen running smoothly across the page of my lined...

During the long break over Christmas and New year, away from the support & interaction of the SSOA writing group, I’ve spent many hours...