The Launching of Lily

Well August the 6th saw my family, friends and fellow word nerds go back to 1947 to celebrate the release of Lily in the Mirror. I have to thank Tim Parish for his wonderful speech and for the use of all his vintage props.  Thank you to Elle Lambert for her insights into life with a dementia […]

An ectoplasm named Edgar and other things that go bump in the night.

 A poltergiest is a noisy attention seeking spirit as a opposed to a laid back chilled one we know as ghosts. This results in objects being moved, various non-fun sounds, levitations and odours. Dispappearing objects often result in fully freaked out residents. The non chilled sprite tends to thrive on physcokinetic energy particulary around those […]

Australia– Story Country Lily’s heritage

Australia is truly story country with our rich cultural diversity. I recently had the privilege of listening to some Year Fours, Fives and Sixes own stories of their family heritage. The scope was wide ranging and many stories were passed down through grandparents. Lily is an Australian with Vietnamese heritage. Letty, her mother is adopted […]

The Vexatious Haunting of Lily Griffin

Well Lily in the Mirror has been out in the world and good news, she grew and grew into an omnibus of trilogy proportions. All Aboard the Lily Omnibus, Destination–Imagination The Lily Trilogy grew like a pack of sea monkeys except better. When I had finished the first book, Lily in the Mirror (CBCA Notable 2017), I started the […]

B.G Before Google

WELCOME TO 1947 The Second World War is over and the world is altered and attempting to recover.   What are these bulky things!   This is how Lily and Lucy’s time enjoyed and experienced the world before google and portable devices.  This time epoch is known as B.G  BEFORE GOOGLE. Lily has an on […]