I've just been watching 60 Minutes, and there's currently a segment on retracing Ernest Shackleton's footsteps. A modern day Australian explorer is being interviewed about why he and his team recreated Shackleton's journey using only the equipment, food and clothing available to Shackleton. At one point the interviewer asks "If we were somewhere starving, would … Continue reading What Makes Us Do The Things We Do?
Author: Leonie
As I Sit
As I sit, I can hear a myriad of birds proclaiming their news to the world. In the background, the washing machine is ticking away, sloshing the dirt from our clothes, and every now and then, one of the dogs peers hopefully through the flyscreen, trying to entice me out of my writing chair and … Continue reading As I Sit
Smoke on the Horizon
I live in New South Wales, Australia, in a region called The Upper Hunter. If any of you have been following the news this week, you'll know that NSW is currently experiencing an early start to one of the worst bush fire seasons we've experienced.As I write, the Blue Mountains are burning, with a fire … Continue reading Smoke on the Horizon
Of Cats…
I've been away from home for a week now, and I was speaking to my husband the other day, and checking to make sure that my cat was behaving himself. His name is Nosey. I've blogged about him before here, but only briefly. Nosey, or Monster Kitten as he is otherwise known, is only a … Continue reading Of Cats…
Creepy Crawlies and Other Nasties
I was reading a thread on Goodreads recently, and on it, was a picture of a rather nasty looking centipede that one of the posters had discovered in her house.I was reminded of my own first face to face (or rather toe to face apparently) encounter with a centipede. For many years my husband and … Continue reading Creepy Crawlies and Other Nasties
Published Short Story
Today my short story "Something to Nothing" has been published in Antipodean SF, and Australian online magazine.If you'd like to check it out, you can find it here. Happy reading 🙂
Tireless Research
When I'm not writing, I'm a physiotherapist. Physiotherapists work with people to assist their recovery from injury and illness. I'm a physio in a private practice. In private practice I treat post surgical patients, those with musculoskeletal injuries, neurological injuries, auto-immune disease, continence and womens health issues. Some days I make splints and plaster limbs. It's … Continue reading Tireless Research
Pilbara Thunder
When I was a kid, I loved bush poetry. Loved its rhythms, its stories and its immediacy. As an adult I've attended a number of bush poets' breakfasts at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, and been entertained by some fabulous exponents of the art. Bush poetry makes you cry as often as you laugh, and … Continue reading Pilbara Thunder
Children
Children are precious. We have two of them, and I am one of three siblings. A few years ago I asked my mother when you stopped worrying about your kids. She smiled, and said "Never. You just teach them as well as you're able, and then you pray that they make good choices in their … Continue reading Children
Where to start…
When I was contemplating this post, I was in two minds what to write about. For those readers who might not know, I live in Australia. Yesterday all of Australia went to the polls to vote in our Federal election. I did think that not many would be interested in the election, but I think … Continue reading Where to start…
Leonie Rogers 