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River Girl

We lived at a place called Waterview, a lush, fertile valley, with a river swollen like a pregnant woman coursing through it. Despite the name ‘Waterview’, the Clarence River was hidden from sight at...

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Quadrant Article

painting by the author’s daughter I’ve just had my review of “My Year with Sammy” by Libby Sommer published in the Quadrant Magazine under Reviews (“Retrieving Childhood”), so I’m chuffed. See link at:...

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The River Clown

I love my brother Donny to bits. He’s the funny one in our family. He sings and yodels “There’s a Track Leading Back” and plays the guitar like his heroes, Slim Dusty and Smoky Dawson. I follow Donny,...

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The Angel of Islington

My grandfather Ernest as a boy I started at the Angel in search of a boy, my long-lost Ern, my namesake. Darling. A perfect starting point for my research. I felt sure your old street would be nearby....

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Revisiting Voice

The Clarence and Susan Island photo by Matthew Linger (the-name-was-taken Flickr) This is one of the most beautiful photos I have ever found of the Clarence River and Susan Island near Grafton. It...

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A Guest Post by Ian Wells

A Happy Childhood As a kid, I lived in a treasured place and time. It was the forties and fifties in Brighton-le-Sands. Life was simpler then. Kids could—and did—play outside all day. The crime rate...

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Elusive Elena’s Brilliant Novel

“My Brilliant Friend” by Elena Ferrante,  is a brilliant read, if somewhat elusive at the start. This mirrors the enigmatic aspect of the novelist herself: Who is she? Many readers of her books in...

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