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Published Writing

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The Audacity of Hope
 

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A couple grapple with the complexities of parenthood when their newborn is diagnosed with a genetic condition. 

 

Fiction – Shortlisted and Highly Commended

at the Willy Lit Fest for the

Jennifer Burbidge Short Story Award

June 2023

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The Escape Artist

A woman escapes from the demands of reality by creating her own parallel universe.

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Fiction – Published in MiNDFOOD 

April 2023

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Out On A Limb

A woman and her children find solace in the Queensland hinterlands while trying to come to terms with tragedy.

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Fiction – awarded second place in the Gladstone Area Writers' Group.

Intertwined
 

A stitch in time

is a creation of design.

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Caption – winner of bespoke embroidery competition by 

Backyard Art Stories

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For the Love of Art

A woman returns to her family home to reconcile her estranged relationship with her mother. 

Her mother is still immersed in her art, sparse with her love and running out of time. 

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Fiction – Published in the

Spiral Anthology

November 2020

The Seamstress
 

Boarding a passenger ship on her own, a young woman migrates to Australia, unable to speak a word of English. All that she brings with her, is her sewing machine, a grandmother clock that chimes every hour, pockets of hope and a heart of burning ambition. 

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Non-Fiction – published by 

Mum Life Stories

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For Sale: A Past Life

The past is stirred back into the present when a childhood home is revisited. 

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Fiction – Published in

The Victorian Writer 

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An Unforgettable Photo
 

A chance meeting creates an indelible memory and an unforgettable photograph

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Fiction – Published in MiNDFOOD

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A Fork in the Road

A visit to a coffee plantation inspires a career change.

 

Non-Fiction – Published in the Foothills magazine 

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