Bicycle Riding Holiday Around Goulburn: Prologue
Elizabeth After my mid-life gap year, after my foray back into American politics, I came home to Sydney and began looking for work. In time, I got a temp position, which…
Beach No 52: Mona Vale – A winter solstice beach (23 June 2018)
Since 2010 I’ve been visiting Sydney’s beaches in alphabetical order. I’ve reached number 52: Mona Vale. Replicating a structure I’ve been using in my recent posts from my bicycle trip…
Beach No 51: Milk (Sunday 11 February 2018)
Since 2010 I’ve been visiting Sydney’s beaches in alphabetical order. I’ve reached number 51: Milk. As I hop on my bicycle to ride to Milk Beach at 9:30 am I’m…
Beach No 50: Maroubra (7 January 2018)
Since 2010 I’ve been visiting Sydney’s beaches in alphabetical order. I’ve reached number 50: Maroubra. We’re set for record-breaking heat today. It’s supposed to be in the high 40s in…
Beach No 49: Manly – 10 December 2017
Summer has arrived and the beaches beckon. It’s a gorgeous, golden, shimmering day. There’s heat in the sun and cool in the shade. It feels, as it should, like early…
Beach No 48: Malabar – A winter solstice beach (25 June 2017)
In 2014 I heard a story on the radio about ceremonies people create for themselves. A caller described a women’s winter solstice ceremony she had been conducting for years. The…
Long Time a Coming – Long Reef (No. 47*: 16 April 2017)
You’d almost think I’d grown weary of this project given how slowly I’ve returned to it after my time away, but that’s not it at all. I continue to love…
A Thing I Wrote On Australia’s Team at the Little League World Series
Click on the link to read the story: Australia’s entry into Little League Baseball World Series in 2016 does nation proud after creating history
A Thing I Wrote for Crinkling News on the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps
Click the link for the pdf of the story: Crinkling News Issue 27. P10. Copyright Crinkling News Pty Ltd 2016 copy
Getting Naked on Little Congwong Beach (No 45, 2 January 2017)
Little Congwong is not officially clothing optional and yet it is. So it was appropriate that I should visit while my friend Matthew is in town. Matthew recently rode his…