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March notes to self

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Mar 6 •

Introductions, sparks + Our heARTworks

Welcome to the threads in The Joy Rise Chat

Feb 27 •

The Language of Strangers: a love letter to weirdos...

... and to our stories that connect us ✨ With a special note from best-selling British author, Beth Kempton ✨

Feb 13 •

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February notes to self

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Feb 6 •

January notes to self

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Jan 16 •

Poetry & poinsettias: joy + grief + creativity in December

An end-of-year love letter for all readers of The Joy Rise

Dec 29, 2024 •

How I wrote my way home

December, homecoming, and the places that make us

Dec 10, 2024 •

"I feel like an empty vessel...my creativity gone"

Keeping space in our hearts for the ‘unimaginable’

Nov 21, 2024 •

BIG BOOK UPDATE: first-to-know for my readers

A first-to-know update for my readers

Oct 3, 2024 •

Creativity, Joy, Grace: a light left on

Podcast out now, recorded live at Sydney City Recital Hall with Sydney Writers Festival

Sep 20, 2024 •

Aunt Erin's Painted Cake: the power and joy of embodying imagination

Or, learning how to leap into our own Mary-Poppins-chalk-drawings of belonging

Aug 29, 2024 •

Input is output: creativity is contagious

the art we absorb <<<>>> the art we make

Aug 22, 2024 •

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