Australia a home for all people, but looking for peace within with some of its first people. Travelling overseas we find out what others truly think of us, and sometimes it might shock us to know we are seen as a racist nation when we think of all nations within our nation. Small country townsContinue reading “Wonder a Day 24: Australians”
Wonder a Day 23: Snake Handlers
Today’s wonder has to be snake handlers. I have to thank Les Harris from Cardwell for coming and removing a 1.7 Brown Tree Snake from one of our bird cages (after it had a breakfast of our dearly beloved quails.) This snake is according to Wildlife Answers Commonness: Common Danger: Non-venomous However bites can causeContinue reading “Wonder a Day 23: Snake Handlers”
Wonder a Day 22: Aboriginal Women’s Writing – Fighting for Literacy and Literary Freedom
Extract — AWW’s first guest blog: “Aboriginal Women Writers – The fight for Literacy and Literary Freedom and a true name calling” by Dr June Perkins My search to understand and identify Aboriginal women’s literature began naively and in earnest with a letter to Oodgeroo (Noonuccal).* I was probably twenty and had heard a lotContinue reading “Wonder a Day 22: Aboriginal Women’s Writing – Fighting for Literacy and Literary Freedom”
Wonder a Day 21: Country Spirit
There is a mythical place created in Australian TV drama where country people band together in a flood or storm, or meet at the pub or local country show. City people blow in and upset the equilibrium or finally gain acceptance when they too have been through some drama in the town. In this mythicalContinue reading “Wonder a Day 21: Country Spirit”
Wonder a day 20: Prose is Walking, Poetry is Dancing
Continuation of interview with Hazel Menehira Today’s wonder is words – I love them for what they convey, and authors like to play with them, and poets like to rhyme and make music with them. So the conversation with Hazel continues and touches upon readers and writers – there are many links to follow asContinue reading “Wonder a day 20: Prose is Walking, Poetry is Dancing”
June Paisa Perkins 