There’s a common belief around that if God wants you to do something he’ll open the doors for you. Conversely, if he doesn’t want you ...

Photo courtesy of Ambro/Freedigitalphotos.net “It’s time!” I woke with those two words on my lips. I knew exactly w...

When I first began to write fiction in the 1990’s I experimented with contemporary fiction for a while, but soon abandoned it as I was for...

It's surprising what we sometimes discover. I read in a short article that when Harper Lee was about halfway through working on ...

With the weather becoming warmer I thought I'd bless my son with a treat from his school canteen for lunch. To save him some time I h...

I was a capable reader as a child yet I still begged my mother to read aloud to me; I would close my eyes and enter a world where I could sa...

In July 2009, after much help from our daughter in setting things up for me, I began my own personal blog. Since then, I have written a new ...

Grandmother and Great Aunts For some strange reason I wish I could just sit and talk with female family members that came well before me...

“Every good story, well told, is a moral story”  Ben Marshall*   Over the last few months CWD contributors have reminded us 1) ...

Writing is a continuous creation. From the initial thought to the final production of a printed page our books are a Wo...

For close to 15 years I’ve written a long newsy email to my Mum each night. She’s done the same – written a long newsy email to me. We neve...

Bananas are great. They come prepacked, are flavoursome and visually appealing. They are also easy eating, healthy and versatile. This...