GWEN WILSON, Author, aka The Reluctant Retiree

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Goodbye For Now – But Not Forever

February 5, 2018April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 38 Comments

Delighted to report that I have been offered the use of a flat in a beach suburb of Sydney to use as a writer's retreat for ten days. So signing off now. Hopefully no internet (unless I scurry to a nearby cafe in desperate need of a Facebook hit), hopefully no emails, no bills, no … Continue reading Goodbye For Now – But Not Forever

A Thing of Beauty

August 14, 2017April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 19 Comments

I was tidying my study recently, and came across the pile of cards from my birthday a couple of months back. There are some I keep, and others I recycle. I paused over this one, and took a 'moement' to re-read the information on the back. It is curious that William Morris has popped up … Continue reading A Thing of Beauty

Sharing a Message of Hope and Inspiration for 2016

January 9, 2016April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 10 Comments

Everyone has a story to tell. I had no doubt about that before I Belong to No One was published, and in the six months it has been out there in the big wide world, that belief is re-enforced every week. Often times it will the most random sentence which sparks a memory in another person, and … Continue reading Sharing a Message of Hope and Inspiration for 2016

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