is that I was born in the same town as P.L. Travers (born Helen Lyndon Goff in 1899) – the author of Mary Poppins. Yes, she was Australian! She moved to England at the age of 24. I learnt of this when I was a teenager and was thrilled that she also came from my…
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The DownUnder Mystery Club | RSS.com What if every mystery came with another story hidden inside it? Welcome to The DownUnder Mystery Club – cosy chats, curious cases and cracking good reads. I’m AJ Blythe, and I’m joined by fellow mystery author Ava Ness. Each episode we discuss an Australian real-life mystery. One of us…
Retreated
I recently talked about how I was heading off on retreat in mid-June. I had a wonderful time with my writing buddies and as always enjoyed the chance to focus on my writing without any of the distractions of everyday life. Unfortunately I hurt my back, so writing was quite uncomfortable meaning my words didn’t…
Some people love grocery shopping…not me
Apparently there are people who genuinely enjoy grocery shopping. I’m not one of them. I puzzle over those people. I guess they like discovering new products, hunting for bargains and wandering through the aisles? For me, grocery shopping ranks somewhere between cleaning the toilet and waiting on hold for the bank. It’s something that has…
Retreating
I’m very excited because this week I head south to my annual writing retreat with authors Leisl Leighton and Marnie St Clair. This will be our 9th retreat (although during covid we had to pivot to online). We’ve been doing it so long we’ve well and truly got our rhythm which makes for a wonderful…