Recently I read the novel Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. I didn’t like much any of its main characters – an angry, depressive rocker; a housewife who spends her life not doing what she wants; her saintly husband who nevertheless sells …
After performing in June at a collaborative show with a musician The Play of Sound, my next venture into the world of events will be in early August, when I’ll be heading to Bendigo Writers Festival to appear in …
A Guest Post by Rochelle Siemienowicz: On writing about people I know and love
‘Remember that novel I wrote, inspired by our open marriage?’
‘Yes.’
‘Well it’s finally being published. As a memoir.’
‘I see.’
‘Don’t worry. I’ve turned you into a beautiful character.’
‘Just what I always wanted. To be a character.’
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My next event is coming soon. It is The Play of Sound: An Afternoon of Poetry & Music. In this collaboration with the cellist and singer Adi Sappir, we’ll be discussing, reading and singing poems by the internationally renowned Israeli …
Why do I write (and not, let’s say, professionally cook)?
‘Why do I write?’ is a question I have asked myself not once, particularly when I receive publishers’ rejections, or hear about some friend’s obscene corporate salary, or when I am paralyzed by fear before starting a new project, or …
I’m so pleased about this good review the anthology on motherhood Mothermorphosis received in The Australian, and pleasantly surprised to have two mentions of my essay there… http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/mothers-day-books-say-it-with-words-not-flowers/story-fn9n8gph-1227342411181…