Loss is a Place
1 August 2025
Recently, I returned to the United States to spend time with my sister, attend to some pressing financial business, and speak at an event at
Photograph: Thom Milkovic, Unsplash
Happy Birthday Betty
5 June 2025
Today is our mother Betty’s birthday. It changed from a celebration to become the anniversary of her absence after she died six years ago. But
Happy Birthday Mama Ruth
1 May 2025
May Day is my grandmother’s birthday. Ruth Roberta Duke (1901-2000) was born in Louisiana in the south of the United States. She was the youngest
Almost Forgotten
6 April 2025
The exhibition Keeping Things Together was organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Australian Women:s Art Register collection. This occasion should have been a
Strange Estrangement
12 March 2025
Estrangement is defined as “a breakdown in a relationship, such as a relationship with a spouse or family member, where there is no longer any
The Ties That Bind
3 February 2025
There are the families we are born with, and then there are the artificial family units known as step or blended families. Stepfamilies may eventually
Joyce Agee
Writing can magically transport us anywhere. My blog looks at the experiences of being an expat newcomer; life in a small town in regional Australia, and what the world looks like living ‘down under’.