The wave is coming. She can see it. She is braced for it. She takes a breath. Clenches her fingers… One. By. One. She looks up to the sky for a moment, the clouds dampened and smudged, The air wets… Continue reading

She turned, ash falling hot on her fingertips. She turned slowly to the sound of that voice. She didn’t want to meet the gaze. Didn’t want to square her body up to that person’s. Yet she didn’t want to retreat.… Continue reading

She swirled the glass before her eyes, staring at the dark liquid as it swished back and forth. She dug her toes further into the sand as she brought the cold glass to her lips, the rum spreading across her… Continue reading

This has been a good week. I’ve celebrated my book release in Perth city and becoming a bestseller in Australia, I’ve been on a road trip, visiting ancient caves, stopping off at an abandoned maze, visited a lighthouse and driven… Continue reading

So, a few days have passed since my last personal update. Have things changed? I suppose so. A sense of clarity and realisation came in. I suppose I was holding onto a lot of things. Hope mainly. But I was… Continue reading

With all of the current things that have been happening, I thought I would give an actual personal update. I moved over to Australia in November. It was a scary move. Leaving everyone was a tough decision but I found… Continue reading

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She thinks… It’s more than she can take. Her spine cracks under the pressure of forsaking various subtleties. Her mouth turns but she doesn’t feel the smile. Her eyebrow tilts but she holds back the full grimace. She can’t remember… Continue reading

Chapter One My dearest Maddie, you must forgive me for leaving you. There is something I must do and alas I cannot bring you with me. You are too young to understand and I fear that you will not survive.… Continue reading