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Feathers for the glide

Flapping towards the glide

Author: tracey September 14, 2013

Cities are spaces traditionally defined by a clash of jarring sounds. But that’s not always guaranteed and it’s certainly not a constant. The unrhythmic nature of this background noise defines the unexpected periods of quiet, drawing our attention to the… (READ MORE)

Inspiration

birds, city life, frantic flapping, noise, quiet, running, urban

A tree-filled view

All good things are wild and free

Author: tracey September 10, 2013

When anyone asks me where I live, I say ‘Brisbane’ … but that’s not quite true. I actually live in one of the outermost northern suburbs of Brisbane – just over 20km from the city. In fact, it’s so far… (READ MORE)

Home

australia, development, environment, habitat loss, politics, qld, thoreau

On Doing and Not Doing

Author: tracey August 31, 2013

It’s the day before spring in my little part of the world, so it seems appropriate to breathe some fresh air into this space and make things ready for visitors once more. It’s high time I cleared the mess of… (READ MORE)

All Random Musings

hello, life update, spring, welcome back

Lazy days

Author: tracey January 7, 2013

It’s been a slow start to the new year. The crows are creaking outside against a background chorus of buzzing insects. I’m watching tennis with the sound muted because the tv antenna needs fixing and hearing the pop and crackle… (READ MORE)

Home, Writing

maeve magazine, new year, reading, remedy quarterly, writing

Macaroning and the invention of verbs

Author: tracey December 7, 2012

A few weekends ago, while all the cool kids in Brisbane were off harvesting, I was at home macaroning and keeping a storm-stressed dog company. This was only my second attempt at macarons, but instead of making these from scratch,… (READ MORE)

All Random Musings, Food

Fassbending, macarons, making up words, michael fassbender, new verbs, salted caramel

November happenings

Author: tracey November 17, 2012

These past few weeks have flown by so quickly, I still can’t quite believe that it’s so close to the end of the year. With nothing very profound to say at the moment, I thought I’d simply share a little… (READ MORE)

All Random Musings

calling, creative life, day jobs, louie, louis ck, writing

Trying to find a new balance

Author: tracey October 15, 2012

A recent return to a full-time working week, has reminded me that I’m extraordinarily bad at finding balance. You could say that I’m always swinging perilously close to one extreme or another. “I either feel 100% in control or not at all,… (READ MORE)

All Random Musings, Writing

henry miller, life balance, safety nets, work routine, writing flexibly

Australian authors – thoughts and memories

Author: tracey October 8, 2012

The first book I read cover-to-cover in one sitting was ‘Pinquo’ by Colin Thiele. I sat awkwardly perched on a dining room chair, hungrily turning the pages, and putting everything else on hold. There were no breaks, no timeouts for… (READ MORE)

Books

australian writers, authors, book love, brisbane writers, colin thiele, kate morton, ruth park

Life beyond a dirty window

Author: tracey September 17, 2012

As you’d expect, when I’m writing I spend a lot of time at the desk in my home office. My desk faces a wall, and there is a window positioned to my left. Throughout much of the year I keep… (READ MORE)

Inspiration

change of perspective, desk life, flowers, focus, immediate negative, life, long term positive

On doing and becoming (a writer)

Author: tracey September 13, 2012

The act of writing is easy enough. One simply puts pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and repeats as necessary. In making the journey from writing to writer however, things can start feeling more complicated. Unlike professions which require… (READ MORE)

Writing

direction, life, work, writer, writing

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