Previous: Leona is a teenage girl living on her family’s farm on the outskirts of Kinvara, a small fishing village in County Galway. In the wake of her mother’s death, Leona is forced to step up as the woman of the house. This newfound responsibility, along with naive adolescent urges, become entangled in her father’s… Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo April Project Part 2
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Camp NaNoWriMo April Project & Part 1 of Sins of the Son: Nature, Nurture, Torture
More than ten years ago I began to formulate the concept of what would eventually become Sins of the Son. The idea was to follow the downward spiral of a person from regular member of society to cold-blooded murderer, and the subsequent psychological deterioration that would drive someone to commit such an act. The story… Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo April Project & Part 1 of Sins of the Son: Nature, Nurture, Torture
Books By The Beach Concludes At Coolangatta/Greenmount!
HOORAY!! We made it to Coolangatta, the last stop on my Books By The Beach tour! Thank you SO MUCH for coming on this epic journey with me, and I hope that you have enjoyed seeing and learning about all of the beautiful Gold Coast beaches I have visited along the way! I have certainly… Continue reading Books By The Beach Concludes At Coolangatta/Greenmount!
Books By The Beach: Asha’s Story Part Two at Kirra Beach
Welcome to Kirra Beach, the second last stop on my Books By The Beach tour! It is hard to believe it is almost over! The small rocky headland Kirra Point separates Kirra Beach to the north and Coolangatta Beach to the south, and is noted as one of the world's premier surf breaks. In the… Continue reading Books By The Beach: Asha’s Story Part Two at Kirra Beach
Books By The Beach: Asha’s Story Part One at Bilinga Beach
Welcome to Bilinga, the thirteenth stop on my Books By The Beach tour! Bilinga is close to the Queensland/New South Wales border to the west and has the Pacific Ocean to the east. The word 'Bilinga' is derived from the word 'Bilinba', meaning 'bats'. The name was adopted in 1918 as a place name for… Continue reading Books By The Beach: Asha’s Story Part One at Bilinga Beach
Books By The Beach: Stripping Past & Present at Tugun Beach
Welcome to Tugun, the twelfth stop on my Books By The Beach tour! Over the hill from Currumbin, Tugun is north-west of Coolangatta and 96 kilometres (60 mi) south of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland. Tugun is a popular holiday destination, with a number of holiday units and motels lining Tugun Beach, its homey… Continue reading Books By The Beach: Stripping Past & Present at Tugun Beach
Books By The Beach: Paid To Dance at Currumbin Beach
Welcome to Currumbin Beach, stop no.11 on my Books By The Beach tour! Stretching from Currumbin Creek in the north to Wyberba Street in the south the area is easily identified because of its headlands that project into the beach. At the beach front, Elephant Rock and Currumbin Rock enclose a discrete surf beach. Currumbin… Continue reading Books By The Beach: Paid To Dance at Currumbin Beach
Books By The Beach: Grave Bargains at Palm Beach
And here we are, stop no.10 on my Books By The Beach tour! Palm Beach has been voted cleanest beach in Queensland three times. Jefferson Lane hosts some of the earliest and most basic of Gold Coast beach "shacks", some on blocks of land valued in millions of dollars. There is some suggestion that these… Continue reading Books By The Beach: Grave Bargains at Palm Beach
Books By The Beach: The Wilted Rose at Tallebudgera Creek
Welcome to Tallebudgera Creek, stop no. 9 on my Books By The Beach tour! Tallebudgera Creek is by far one of my FAVOURITE spots here on the Gold Coast. Where I am sitting in this video is on the Burleigh National Park side of the creek. Here there is a small, quiet beach, and I… Continue reading Books By The Beach: The Wilted Rose at Tallebudgera Creek
Books By The Beach: A Kind Gesture at Burleigh
Welcome to Burleigh, stop no.8 on my Books By The Beach tour! Burleigh Heads is a suburb that extends north to Miami Headland, and south to Tallebudgera Creek, Palm Beach. The centre of the neighborhood is James Street, which consists of cafes, delis, hairdressers, retailers, chemists, restaurants and charity stores. Burleigh Heads' surf break… Continue reading Books By The Beach: A Kind Gesture at Burleigh
