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Since babyhood, my twin granddaughters, Isla and Mia, had always babbled to each other in a stream of random vowels and consonants. But when they were about seventeen months old, these exchanges...

While waiting for my next memoir to be published by Vine Leaves Press in 2026, I'm developing an interest in the short form of nonfiction, also known as Flash Nonfiction....

This Australian summer has so far been brutal and it’s only January. Don’t be fooled by the Sydney beach scene above – I was home by 9am. Heat and humidity...

Is there any such thing as a Good Taste Guide to decorating a Christmas tree? If so, I’d like to purchase a few copies as stocking fillers for both my...

Having just relocated with my husband from Australia, and with time on my hands, I signed up for a writing course in New York City to learn about the craft...

Growing up, I used to think funerals were exotic things that other people’s families had — like a holiday house — something just a bit out of our reach. My...

Okay, I’m outing myself – when I was young, I was a little in love with Billy Joel. Even after I’d moved on, his early stuff could always transport me....

Sometimes lessons in parenting can sneak up un us and in this case, arrived for me just in the nick of time. I'd been invited to a lunch where I...

It was during Covid that a brand-new set of twin girls burst into our lives. There is no history of twins on either side of the family, so none was...