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
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CHAMELEON
Once upon a time I was a motel receptionist. We worked back-to-back shifts: 3pm - 11pm followed by 7am - 3pm, and around again starting at 3pm the following day. When I finished at 11pm, I handed over to the night porter. Returning at 7am, he handed back to me. His tales of what had happened overnight … Continue reading CHAMELEON
A Study in Procrastination
I promised myself that I would start writing another book at the beginning of October. No more procrastination. No more mulling over themes. It will be the novelised story of my great-grandmother leaving a comfortable lower middle-class life in industrialised Bradford, Yorkshire, coming on her own to Australia, and (not) making good. A rags to … Continue reading A Study in Procrastination
GWEN WILSON The Reluctant Retiree 