Kevin opened his bedroom window to find the large moving truck parked outside. The truck's back doors were open and one of the movers...

Such a sad feeling at news of the death of the great English novelist Hilary Mantel. I can only agree with J K Rowling's pithy response:...

This Sydney School of Arts & Humanities post was republished on John Menadue's ' 'Pearls & Irritations' - https://johnmenadue.com/long-li...

I have heard some lament that the movement of recognition and action for climate change is like a religion. Yet we all seem to like a...

Writing overthinking ... I was thinking about what to write for this prompt, but then … Author: Matt Jackson Overthinking ... Sometimes...

It is 2 am. Emerging-writer-Robert lies awake, staring at the ceiling. He knows it’s pointless to lie there tossing and turning. He’s...

A meditation swirls around my mind, or my mind circles a meditation - I'm not entirely sure which. What I do know is that if I find a...

‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.’...

Who needs grammar? Grammar is boring to learn but adds vitality and clarity to writing.

Quality decorative art is that which makes its viewers believe there is meaning beyond its decorative nature. It must tell a story that...

This week's writing prompt for Sydney School of Arts' members provoked stories from real life and also fictional pieces. Let's begin with...

No, not cops and robbers, a crime thriller, nor a gangster revenge story. This tale by Rosana Wayand is a sensitive New Age action story...

Water water everywhere – so much rain already and so much more to come. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast that our current...

Around 600 Ukrainian refugees have made their way to NSW so far, most of them women and children. They've been welcomed with an...

It's claimed that in war, truth is the first casualty. In a plot twist of disappointing proportions, this is a massive propagandist lie....

Writings of the week, or is it the month ...? A pretty picture ... Australia's east coast summer rain, at first a relief, then bearable....

This week's blog returns to serious literary matters with a fictional piece by Robert Carrick based on part of a letter which Charlotte...

With life slowly 'getting back to normal' - despite entrenched rainy weather, the fiasco of a government organising a total rail...

I find myself at a crossroads. Doesn’t every road bend every which way, with a decision to be made? And what if I can’t decide, at the...

How many words do I write in 8 minutes? A very short story by Robert Carrick Just write for 8 mins and spend 2 mins reviewing & making...