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: 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 →
Writing Fact As Fiction: Paid To Dance: Asha’s Story Parts I & II
Creative Non-Fiction: a term introduced to me by my mentor, fellow author Lee Scott. Finally I had a name for what I had been working on all these years! Up until that day I had been calling my first book a 'biographical novel'. https://youtu.be/x0y5PpagDPk The words 'creative' and 'non-fiction' describe the style. These are stories... Continue Reading →
A Exotic History: The Moulin Rouge
The second industrial revolution saw a time of frivolity unfolding in Paris. With electricity being rolled out across the city, cabarets like ‘Le Chat Noir’, ‘Le Miriton’ and ‘Les Folies Bergères’ were established and offered a place for aristocrats and workers alike to relax and enjoy themselves. https://youtu.be/08aHwv_O_Xk These venues generally settled in Montmartre, at... Continue Reading →
Stripping in the age of the Me Too movement
New book gives insight into the stripping industry in Australia At a time when women’s rights are being highlighted daily in the media, Paid To Dance: Asha's Story Part Two offers a comprehensive insight into the stripping industry, allowing readers to make up their own minds about whether it is liberating or degrading to women,... Continue Reading →