The Light at the End of the Tunnel

Seven and a half years ago, before the NDIS and before Dan had finished high school, I bit the bullet and entered back into the world of study. At the time I was working in education, but with Dan approaching the end of formal schooling I could see the writing on the wall. As much …

#BookSnapSunday – Modernism

We live in a world of persistent change, where the past is dead and the present is dying…and so to be modern is not only to live now, but to live now in a certain way…life is something we are constantly re-inventing.Malcolm Bradbury, 1971 After just over seven years the end is in sight. This …

Learning to Read Lento

How do you read? Do you skim the print quickly, scanning from left to right, top to bottom? Or do you read slowly, taking notice of every word, every phrase, every sentence, letting the language roll over you like waves at the beach. In our digital age we have learned to read quickly: scanning and …

#BookSnapSunday – Castle Rackrent

This is not the Book Snap that I had originally planned a few days ago. We were meant to spend yesterday at Dicky Beach, near Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, catching up with friends from South Australia. Dan was very excited about going to the beach and knowing that we were going to be at …