Kyoto
On the face of it, nothing but moss grows in the Ryoanji rock garden. But when you consider the play of light and the river-flow of pebbles, you realise the garden is alive.
Read MoreKelly Country 1946
My father’s name was William but only the tax collector, the electoral officer and the undertaker called him that. Everyone else knew him by his nickname, Kelly.
Read MoreHappy 18th, Sid
Happy 18th birthday, Sid. Know that you have a father who thinks of you always and loves you forever.
Read MoreThanks Mum
My mother, Doreen Eleanor O’Grady (née Doherty) died 18 years ago today.
Read MoreThe cars that ate Paris
Peter Weir got his idea for The Cars That Ate Paris while driving through France in the ‘70s.
Read MoreChristmas in Bellingen
Have you ever travelled because of a book? Peter Carey’s Oscar and Lucinda sent us to Bellingen a mere 30+ years after first reading.
Read MoreVenice, Italy
The Grand Canal turned the colour of bruised kiwi fruit soon after we arrived. Who’s to blame?
Read MorePella, Lake Orta
I want to sacrifice my retirement savings and turn this abandoned building into a writer’s retreat.
Read MoreOn being in Assisi
Where the faithless question the unfaithful.
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