Month: April 2016

Flash Fiction: Timothy’s close call, a 270-word-short-story

Posted on April 29, 2016 by

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I’m not sure where this story came from. I was sitting in front of my computer thinking about rose petals floating on water, for no particular reason, then they turned into leaves and so this story began.  * * * Timothy sat upon his…

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Review: The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina

Posted on April 27, 2016 by

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“There will come a day when a thousand Illegals descend on your detention centres. Boomers will breach the walls. Skychangers will send lightning to strike you all down from above, and Rumblers will open the earth to swallow you up from below. . ….

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Bookish Babble: Y16.W11

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

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Reading Moore and Reppion’s adaption of The Complete Alice in Wonderland last week got me in the mood for a Wonderland themed Babble. Haha that sounds like me! My favorite Lewis Carroll Quotes: * “I can’t go back to yesterday – because I was a different person…

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Review: The Complete Alice in Wonderland by Carroll adapted by Moore & Reppion

Posted on April 20, 2016 by

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Take one politely stubborn and opinionated young girl. Add an overactive imagination. Shake in a heavy mix of puzzling and bizarre guides. Reduce all morals and lessons to the nonsensical degree and send it all on a journey to nowhere… These are the ingredients…

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Recap: Family Road Trip

Posted on April 14, 2016 by

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My husband Shane, our Son Riley and I traveled 9865 kilometers (6130 miles) in 38 days, living out of our Toyota Landcrusier 80 series 4WD, trekking to the tip of Australia. We did this trip back in July–August 2015 and I’m only now getting…

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Bookish Babble: Y16.W10

Posted on April 10, 2016 by

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I was checking up on series that I’m waiting on the next books in > which took me the The Soul Thief and this quote I liked from it > which lead me into making this weeks babble about wizards. The Wizards Edition: Wizard. Noun. (in legends and fairy tales)…

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Newcastle Writers Festival

Posted on April 4, 2016 by

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The weekend just passed was the fourth annual Newcastle Writers Festival at which I volunteered all day Saturday and Sunday. It was a tiring, yet extremely rewarding experience. I met some really lovely people and even got to listen in on some really brilliant sessions….

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I got Riley to pick a book for my #77Saturday yesterday, then I realised I already had a 77 going live on the #AusYaBloggers group blog featuring Clancy of the undertow - an all time fave of mine. I then got on with my day and forgot all about posting on here. Anyways the book Riley picked off the shelf was 488 Rules for Life by Kitty Flanagan. I haven’t read Kitty’s book yet. I’m saving it for my next blue bout, when I'll attempt to use it as a pick me up. #bookstagram #pickmeup #bookstagrammer #booklover #booknerd #igreads #funnybooks #aussiebookblogger #aussiebookstagrammer
Today my 77 comes from Wreck by #LoveOzYA thriller queen Fleur Ferris. The 77: “Seeing her tears chokes me up. My voice has disappeared so I nod. Portia turns and heads to the rocks and starts climbing.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #77saturday is a blog feature / meme the #AusYABloggers do every Saturday. The Rules: 1) Pick up a Book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc.) 2) Turn to page 77 (or 77% if you are using an e-reader) 3) Find a Snippet, Sentence or Paragraph you like. 4) Share it on your blog or Twitter or Instagram and link back to the @AusYABloggers and use the hashtag #77Saturday ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #igreads #ausyabloggers #bookblogger #booknerd #booklover #booklove #bookbloggers #aussiebookbloggers
Today my 77 comes from #LoveOzYA crime romance No Limits by Ellie Marney, an action-packed adventure ride of a book. The 77: “For a second I think he knows about Dad’s cancer and i’m struck dumb. Then it sinks in that he’s talking about the outstanding bills. Possibly the more pressing concern. If I don't do something about the bookie, there’ll be unwelcome knocks on the door. And if the tab here isn’t tidied up, dad will be a bear to live with for the next five months without his regular doses of beer and vodka.” Oh man how I hated Harris dad! I read No limits back in 2017 and feel like I need to do a reread soon 📚❤️ Do yourself a favour, go and buy something/anything written by @elliemarney and fall in love with her storytelling awesomeness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #77saturday is a blog feature / meme the #AusYABloggers do every Saturday. The Rules: 1) Pick up a Book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc.) 2) Turn to page 77 (or 77% if you are using an e-reader) 3) Find a Snippet, Sentence or Paragraph you like. 4) Share it on your blog or Twitter or Instagram and link back to the @AusYABloggers and use the hashtag #77Saturday ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #igreads #ausyabloggers #bookblogger #booknerd #booklover #booklove #bookbloggers #aussiebookbloggers
I ordered these two before Christmas, and today they finally made their way to me 📚❤️ I was cracking up as I was looking at them next to each other. A queer witchy graphic novel and an autobiography about a manic motorbike racing maverick. Two rather opposite books, highlighting the very different ends of my spectrum of passions and enjoyment 🤣😂📚❤️ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #igreads #newbooks #ausyabloggers #aussiebookstagrammer #aussiebookworm #booklove #guymartin #witches #fiction
New year, same old Sarah overloading herself with a mammoth months TBR. Books I’m planning 🤞on reading in January: For the #AusYABloggers January’s New Beginnings Prompt I am planning on reading Dreadnought by April Daniels. For the #TBRtrim20 oldest I am planning on reading one of the first ever books I add to Goodreads when I started using the site in 2013, Shadows of the Realm by Dionne Lister. And for newest i’m doubling up on Dreadnought because I only recently purchased a copy of it - so it counts lol. I have four review books I need/want to get read; Enshrine by Kay Bennson, The Cursed Key by Miranda Brock & Rebecca Hamilton, Esme's Gift by Elizabeth Foster and Ghost Revelations by Aspen Black. And then for some respite, Runaways, Vol. 3: That Was Yesterday by Rainbow Rowell. - - - - - - - - - #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookstgrammer #bookstoread #bookstagramchallenge #TBRtrim20 #ausyabloggers #aussiebookbloggers #aussiebookstgrammer #toread #tbrpost #igreads #booklover #booklove #booknerd
You know that feeling that everything you touch turns to shit. Yeah that was the entirety of November/December 2019 for me. Health issues, myself and other family members. Friendships being tried and tested. Plus the extra financial, physical and emotional stresses of the silly season. And quite honestly I'm feeling that down and out, that i’m not sure how to dig my way out. I only managed to read one book at the start of December, one short story and two comic books - this is very little for me, I just haven’t had the motivation. I’m hoping the two reading challenges I'm a part of running in 2020 will at least drag me out of my reading funk, and maybe that will boost my spirits to try and tackle all the other shit. A positive is my oldest son has been trying to be extra good lately, and it feels like i’m starting to get back the adorable angel i had before his little brother was born and the jealousy monster turned him into an unbearable demon. Shane and I have had good luck with our veggie garden and have now built a greenhouse. Seeing new growth in plants always brings light to all the dark. We’re currently making plans to convert the double carport in the backyard to an entertaining area. So once that is done, i’m hoping to hold little get togethers every now and then to try and reconnect with the people I love and care for that are local. #2020 #newyearseve #newyear #mentalhealth #bookblogger #aussiebookblogger #igreads #ausyabloggers #tbr #2019roundup #sendhelp #depressionawareness
Today my 77 comes from Land of Fences, the thrilling conclusion to Mark Smith’s #LoveOzYA dystopian Winter trilogy. Published June 4th 2019 by @text_publishing The 77: Sometime around midday, there’s movement in the yard and the sound of voices. Steps echo across the concrete floor, and our guard gets to his feet. Three people appear above us, two men and a woman. The woman doesn't wear a uniform and she has a band around her arm with a red cross on it. A mask covers her nose and mouth. She descends into the pit, looks at my eyes and puts her hand to my forehead. “How long have they been here?’’ she asks. There's nothing in her voice to tell me her standing with the soldiers. “Not long,” the guard answers. “All morning,” JT says, his mouth so dry his voice is barely a whisper. The woman turns and climbs out of the pit. “Bring them to the infirmary,” she says, as she leaves. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #77saturday is a blog feature / meme the #AusYABloggers do every Saturday. The Rules: 1) Pick up a Book (your current read, or the closest book to you, or your next read, etc.) 2) Turn to page 77 (or 77% if you are using an e-reader) 3) Find a Snippet, Sentence or Paragraph you like. 4) Share it on your blog or Twitter or Instagram and link back to the @AusYABloggers and use the hashtag #77Saturday ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #igreads #ausyabloggers #bookblogger #booknerd #booklover #booklove #bookbloggers #aussiebookbloggers #loveozya
Today I am sharing a Cover Reveal for the final installment in the #1 bestselling Coven Series by @lilyluchesi Releasing January 10th! Pre-order today: http://smarturl.it/TheCovenQueen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Become the witch you were born to be. Harley Sinclair has had more than her share of heartbreak, and now she's all alone once again, trying to hold her life together and move on from the tragedies and the losses of both the dead and the living. However, she cannot indulge in grief over heartbreak nor death. Bodies are being found all over London, and then one turns up in the Coven's confines. Someone is hunting witches and wizards, and with the Coven leaderless, they are more vulnerable than ever. In order to escape the memories haunting her, she agrees to fly to Chicago to find the source of the murders before everyone she knows is killed. Discover the magic, mystery, and mischief in the final installment of the #1 bestselling Coven Series! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the complete relaunch of books 1-4, on sale for 99c each! http://smarturl.it/TheCovenPrincess ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #CoverReveal #YAFantasy #FictionalWitches #YAFiction #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #igreads #booklove
Happy Holidays from my ferals to yours with @fairb8382 ❤️🥳🎄 Back to bookish business tomorrow 📚❤️😈 #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #christmas #merrychristmas #ausyabloggers #aussiesofinstagram #aussiebookstagrammer
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