by paulene.turner@optusnet.com.au | Oct 17, 2017 | Short Stories
Are writers masochists or egomaniacs, or on a see-saw ride between the two? Writing is a strange beast. A calling? Definitely. Why else would anyone stare at words as much as we do, roll them around on our tongue, like honey. Worship them. Why would we spend so long...
by paulene.turner@optusnet.com.au | Jul 18, 2017 | Short Stories
My twin daughters, Zephyr and Mistral, have just turned eighteen. We had a lovely dinner for them with their friends in a restaurant with a French garden out back. There, I watched the young ladies they have become socialising with different groups, trying to put...
by paulene.turner@optusnet.com.au | Mar 12, 2017 | Short Stories
A series of occasional blogs on my quest to find a publisher for my book series. And other random thoughts on life. See dropdown menu below.
by paulene.turner@optusnet.com.au | Sep 9, 2016 | Short Stories
I have written a lot of short plays – around 10 minutes – for the Short and Sweet festival in Sydney. Some of them, I directed and staged during the festival. Everything from hospital tragedy to first date awkwardness to theft in an art museum and a...
