Archive - The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy

A Hot Flush of Debut Novels!

Welcoming the era of the older woman in new Australian literature

Apr 5, 2024 •

March 2024

My mother - a eulogy of a life well lived.

‘I do not read to renounce life – I read because one life is just not enough for me.’ Abbas Al-Akkad

Mar 12, 2024 •

This is The Whole Truth: Stories of Ache and Ecstasy.

Mar 1, 2024 •

September 2020

The Gifts of Being Just a Little Bit Broken: How Asking for Help Builds Community

This week I’ve had to accept help. And worse than that, I’ve had to ask for it; I’ve been bed bound after major surgery.

Sep 27, 2020 •

A Love Letter to My Uterus on the Eve of my Hysterectomy

Sep 16, 2020 •

July 2020

Life in Indefinite Lockdown

How was it in there? Did you go crazy? It must have sucked!’ I asked my stepsons Canadian girlfriend.

Jul 29, 2020 •

Have you ever experienced racism?

My white stepfather asked me yesterday, my white mother washing dishes while my white husband put our kids to bed. Its a good question. I…

Jul 29, 2020 •

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