What does it do; why is it so special? Think about it. The NDIS is the most significant system for providing support for Australians with a disability that there has
Here is another of Patricia’s quilts. It measures 55 1/2 inches by 47 1/2 inches (141cm x 120cm). It’s created from 100% cotton fabric and wadding. Made from white snowballed
The ideas are endless. If you can think of it, you’ll find a way to do it. However, having said that, my mathematics isn’t brilliant, so I’ve learned it is
The log cabin must surely be one of the first blocks a quilter learns. There are countless ways you can construct your quilt using the log cabin block. This was
An Easy Pattern and Effective Use of Left Over 2.5-inch Strips Patricia taught me this table runner very early in my quilting journey. It’s a pattern by Carolyn Hutchinson at
Most humans enjoy sharing their passions, particularly with others who also love those pursuits. Though writing has been part of my journey since childhood, and I’m fortunate to be periodically
A friend, Lea-Anne Martin, and I visited the recent Brisbane Craft Alive event. We planned to go to the Alternative and Goth Buy Swap and Sell afterwards, so we dressed
Whenever I pick up Gerald Durrell’s, My Family and Other Animals, it’s like returning to a comfortable armchair. It’s because Durrell’s writing style is warm and easy. There are passages
This article was first published in The Disruptive Author, by Disruptive Publishing, Deception Bay, Queensland. Who knew there was a Black Cat Appreciation Day? I didn’t. A man named Wayne
When I was a child, I thought, ‘Why cut up beautiful pieces of fabric just to sew them together again?’ I loved the pretty fabrics just the way they were.
Why is it so special? Think about it. The NDIS is the most significant system for providing support for Australians with a disability there has ever been. Under the old
In her second film, author/filmmaker Josie Montano has highlighted the journeys of Italian women who emigrated to Australia as recently as the 1970s. What better way for me to contribute
Some experienced quilters may shudder to hear these patchwork methods being called ‘quilting’. Call it what you like, they are fun to do, and the end product looks terrific. Crumb
This article was first published in The Disruptive Author in 2021 to celebrate Poetry Month. The 1930s Great Depression rendered a substantial portion of the Welsh population jobless. However, Dylan
The Ab was designed by New Zealander R. Pye-Smith specifically for New Zealand’s unstable terrain. Initially, New Zealand’s railway locomotives (and ancillary vehicles) were imported, mostly from Britain.[1] In the
Hello to you, I’m a writer. I tell people’s stories. Everyone has one.You may want your story told but feel you lack the time or skills to write it. You
My 2022 entry into the Regulus Press Literary Taxidermy Writing Competition. Each year Regulus Press from Seattle, USA, hosts a worldwide competition for authors. Each competition attracts about a thousand
Me: Lin, did you take your tablets? Lin: Leave me alone, bitch! Me: (Absolutely gobsmacked), what did you say? It was about now Lin realised he’d said something wrong. I
I’m on the Autism Spectrum – Am I entitled to NDIS Funding? Am I eligible for the NDIS?
Demystifying Reasonable and Necessary and Discussing Communication Supports for Children with Autism Reasonable and necessary. You’ve heard the phrase in NDIS meetings, therapists have frequently used it and you’ve seen
Those of us who write for The Disruptive Author know it is written ‘by women for women who live life on purpose’. My article this month is about a woman
Elskè Winten began attending Tai Chi lessons when she was sixty-nine. That was thirty years ago. A month away from her one-hundredth birthday, she’s still practicing Tai Chi every week.
I’ve had the privilege of being interviewed by Pip Coleman, an Author, Reiki Master Coach, Advanced Angel Intuitive/Medium and Meditation Teacher. She works out of Australia’s penguin paradise, Phillip Island.
Tai Chi is based on the ancient Taoist philosophy of Yin & Yang. This represents opposites in the universe. There is a heavy emphasis on balance whilst extremes are to
Yes, it’s true! My delightful children’s book is being re-released to coincide with Elskè’s one hundredth birthday. Who’s Elskè? She is the protagonist in the children’s book I published with
Some might think it funny, really. An autistic twenty-seven-year-old having a meltdown. A meltdown resembles the tantrum of a two-year-old. The behaviour of a child who isn’t getting his own
ISBN 978-0-9923000-3-6 Anna Tullemans’ books on the Autism Spectrum always inform the reader from a place of personal experience (as a parent) and common sense. There has been abundant research
by Anna and Marty TullemansIllustrated by Marty TullemansISBN 9 780648 380603 Marty Tullemans has been flying since he was sixteen. He was an Ansett pilot until the company’s demise and
Number 6, Tumble Tree Lane, Lavender Farm evokes a lazy safe and pretty place. Vivid imagery is a strength of this author and once again she doesn’t disappoint. In The
Fortunately for Lees, she had experienced an idyllic early childhood and later, some exceptional vocational accomplishments. She also recognised the tremendous guilt she experienced for exposing her children to abuse.
Amaira’s Fortune received an Honourable Mention in the American Literary Taxidermy Short Story Competition 2020. Contestants from all over the globe entered stories that had to be written between the
One of my short stories has been published in the online literary magazine, Short Fiction Break. Go to https://shortfictionbreak.com/its-time/ to read my story It’s Time. Please comment if you feel
The Omega Writers Book Fair usually occurs each year in mid-March, though in 2021 it will be in July because of the COVID pandemic bringing a halt to proceedings. The
Great-Grandma Elské’s Bamboo Cane was inspired by a delightful woman in my weekly Tai Chi class. Elské really did lose the cane and we looked everywhere for it. Florence suggested the
On 16 April 2012 I spoke with the forensic psychologist (Dr Jenny Howell) assigned to write a programme for therapeutic services to be implemented at the youth detention centre attached to Darwin
