It's the 23rd of April, and I've just popped a couple of trays of Anzac Biscuits into the oven. On the 25th it's ANZAC Day. But for this one year, it'll be an Anzac Day like no other - except once, which was in 1918 during the Spanish Flu Pandemic. Anzac Day commemorates the first … Continue reading #StandAtDawn
Month: April 2020
Amethyst Pledge Now Available
Amethyst Pledge is now officially available for purchase. It's the first book in my new fantasy series. Like my previous science fiction trilogy, it's published by Hague Publishing. We launched Live on Facebook, as due to COVID-19, we were unable to have the launch we'd initially planned at Double Picc, one of our local cafes, … Continue reading Amethyst Pledge Now Available
Language Shifts in a Global Pandemic
I've been thinking about how our language has suddenly changed in the last few months. Not so much individual words, but how we put them together. As a writer, language always interests me, and sometimes the way we change things annoys me. As an Australian who is now in her fifties, I much prefer the … Continue reading Language Shifts in a Global Pandemic
The Perils of Social Media During a Pandemic
Social media and online connectedness is both a blessing and a curse at this time in history. It's a blessing in that I can video call my parents, who are in their 80s and 90s and are thousands of kilometres away. I can also keep in touch with our kids, who are also thousands of … Continue reading The Perils of Social Media During a Pandemic
Leonie Rogers 