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438 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : How do I even begin to speak about @hollygoeslightly . It feels fitting to be by the ocean while I talk about her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whenever I go back home I find myself watching āBack to Natureā with my parents. Sitting in āmyā seat on our couch with my family learning about Australian culture and nature through her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Discovering that she was visiting Ukee and was the Author of our book club book, my mind blew. I had to reach out. I felt such a connection to her without ever having met her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And boy, when we met, did we cackle?! It blows my mind how briefly you can meet someone but feel so connected, like your souls knew one another. Thatās how I felt with Holly. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā She is an absolute light, a force of good and kindness and love and joy. That has known darkness which makes her even brighter. Iām so thankful to have been able to spend this brief time with her and Sam. And it goes to show, when you feel that connection, donāt deny it, act. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And also read her books!Likes : 438
438 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : How do I even begin to speak about @hollygoeslightly . It feels fitting to be by the ocean while I talk about her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whenever I go back home I find myself watching āBack to Natureā with my parents. Sitting in āmyā seat on our couch with my family learning about Australian culture and nature through her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Discovering that she was visiting Ukee and was the Author of our book club book, my mind blew. I had to reach out. I felt such a connection to her without ever having met her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And boy, when we met, did we cackle?! It blows my mind how briefly you can meet someone but feel so connected, like your souls knew one another. Thatās how I felt with Holly. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā She is an absolute light, a force of good and kindness and love and joy. That has known darkness which makes her even brighter. Iām so thankful to have been able to spend this brief time with her and Sam. And it goes to show, when you feel that connection, donāt deny it, act. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And also read her books!Likes : 438
438 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : How do I even begin to speak about @hollygoeslightly . It feels fitting to be by the ocean while I talk about her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whenever I go back home I find myself watching āBack to Natureā with my parents. Sitting in āmyā seat on our couch with my family learning about Australian culture and nature through her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Discovering that she was visiting Ukee and was the Author of our book club book, my mind blew. I had to reach out. I felt such a connection to her without ever having met her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And boy, when we met, did we cackle?! It blows my mind how briefly you can meet someone but feel so connected, like your souls knew one another. Thatās how I felt with Holly. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā She is an absolute light, a force of good and kindness and love and joy. That has known darkness which makes her even brighter. Iām so thankful to have been able to spend this brief time with her and Sam. And it goes to show, when you feel that connection, donāt deny it, act. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And also read her books!Likes : 438
438 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : How do I even begin to speak about @hollygoeslightly . It feels fitting to be by the ocean while I talk about her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whenever I go back home I find myself watching āBack to Natureā with my parents. Sitting in āmyā seat on our couch with my family learning about Australian culture and nature through her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Discovering that she was visiting Ukee and was the Author of our book club book, my mind blew. I had to reach out. I felt such a connection to her without ever having met her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And boy, when we met, did we cackle?! It blows my mind how briefly you can meet someone but feel so connected, like your souls knew one another. Thatās how I felt with Holly. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā She is an absolute light, a force of good and kindness and love and joy. That has known darkness which makes her even brighter. Iām so thankful to have been able to spend this brief time with her and Sam. And it goes to show, when you feel that connection, donāt deny it, act. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And also read her books!Likes : 438
438 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : How do I even begin to speak about @hollygoeslightly . It feels fitting to be by the ocean while I talk about her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whenever I go back home I find myself watching āBack to Natureā with my parents. Sitting in āmyā seat on our couch with my family learning about Australian culture and nature through her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Discovering that she was visiting Ukee and was the Author of our book club book, my mind blew. I had to reach out. I felt such a connection to her without ever having met her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And boy, when we met, did we cackle?! It blows my mind how briefly you can meet someone but feel so connected, like your souls knew one another. Thatās how I felt with Holly. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā She is an absolute light, a force of good and kindness and love and joy. That has known darkness which makes her even brighter. Iām so thankful to have been able to spend this brief time with her and Sam. And it goes to show, when you feel that connection, donāt deny it, act. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And also read her books!Likes : 438
438 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : How do I even begin to speak about @hollygoeslightly . It feels fitting to be by the ocean while I talk about her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whenever I go back home I find myself watching āBack to Natureā with my parents. Sitting in āmyā seat on our couch with my family learning about Australian culture and nature through her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Discovering that she was visiting Ukee and was the Author of our book club book, my mind blew. I had to reach out. I felt such a connection to her without ever having met her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And boy, when we met, did we cackle?! It blows my mind how briefly you can meet someone but feel so connected, like your souls knew one another. Thatās how I felt with Holly. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā She is an absolute light, a force of good and kindness and love and joy. That has known darkness which makes her even brighter. Iām so thankful to have been able to spend this brief time with her and Sam. And it goes to show, when you feel that connection, donāt deny it, act. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And also read her books!Likes : 438
438 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : How do I even begin to speak about @hollygoeslightly . It feels fitting to be by the ocean while I talk about her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whenever I go back home I find myself watching āBack to Natureā with my parents. Sitting in āmyā seat on our couch with my family learning about Australian culture and nature through her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Discovering that she was visiting Ukee and was the Author of our book club book, my mind blew. I had to reach out. I felt such a connection to her without ever having met her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And boy, when we met, did we cackle?! It blows my mind how briefly you can meet someone but feel so connected, like your souls knew one another. Thatās how I felt with Holly. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā She is an absolute light, a force of good and kindness and love and joy. That has known darkness which makes her even brighter. Iām so thankful to have been able to spend this brief time with her and Sam. And it goes to show, when you feel that connection, donāt deny it, act. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And also read her books!Likes : 438
438 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : How do I even begin to speak about @hollygoeslightly . It feels fitting to be by the ocean while I talk about her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whenever I go back home I find myself watching āBack to Natureā with my parents. Sitting in āmyā seat on our couch with my family learning about Australian culture and nature through her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Discovering that she was visiting Ukee and was the Author of our book club book, my mind blew. I had to reach out. I felt such a connection to her without ever having met her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And boy, when we met, did we cackle?! It blows my mind how briefly you can meet someone but feel so connected, like your souls knew one another. Thatās how I felt with Holly. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā She is an absolute light, a force of good and kindness and love and joy. That has known darkness which makes her even brighter. Iām so thankful to have been able to spend this brief time with her and Sam. And it goes to show, when you feel that connection, donāt deny it, act. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And also read her books!Likes : 438
438 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : How do I even begin to speak about @hollygoeslightly . It feels fitting to be by the ocean while I talk about her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whenever I go back home I find myself watching āBack to Natureā with my parents. Sitting in āmyā seat on our couch with my family learning about Australian culture and nature through her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Discovering that she was visiting Ukee and was the Author of our book club book, my mind blew. I had to reach out. I felt such a connection to her without ever having met her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And boy, when we met, did we cackle?! It blows my mind how briefly you can meet someone but feel so connected, like your souls knew one another. Thatās how I felt with Holly. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā She is an absolute light, a force of good and kindness and love and joy. That has known darkness which makes her even brighter. Iām so thankful to have been able to spend this brief time with her and Sam. And it goes to show, when you feel that connection, donāt deny it, act. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And also read her books!Likes : 438
438 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : How do I even begin to speak about @hollygoeslightly . It feels fitting to be by the ocean while I talk about her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whenever I go back home I find myself watching āBack to Natureā with my parents. Sitting in āmyā seat on our couch with my family learning about Australian culture and nature through her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Discovering that she was visiting Ukee and was the Author of our book club book, my mind blew. I had to reach out. I felt such a connection to her without ever having met her. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And boy, when we met, did we cackle?! It blows my mind how briefly you can meet someone but feel so connected, like your souls knew one another. Thatās how I felt with Holly. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā She is an absolute light, a force of good and kindness and love and joy. That has known darkness which makes her even brighter. Iām so thankful to have been able to spend this brief time with her and Sam. And it goes to show, when you feel that connection, donāt deny it, act. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā And also read her books!Likes : 438
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Caption : āØ Ā« Les Sept Secrets dāEsther Wilding Ā» dāHolly Ringland sort aujourdāhui en librairie ! Cāest un roman dāune grande beautĆ© et profondĆ©ment Ć©mouvant, oĆ¹ lāexploration sensible dāun amour sororal se mĆŖle au courage de porter sur sa peau ce quāon a sur le cÅur. š RĆ©sumĆ© La derniĆØre fois quāAura Wilding a Ć©tĆ© aperƧue, elle marchait sur la grĆØve, face Ć la mer. Elle est partie pour ne plus revenir, laissant derriĆØre elle un cri strident et mystĆ©rieux. Un an plus tard, sa petite sÅur Esther essaie de refaire sa vie. Et ce malgrĆ© une famille qui se dĆ©chire lentement Ć cause des non-dits et des ombres de ce drame. De retour chez ses parents, Ć Binabong Bay, en Tasmanie, Esther fait la dĆ©couverte du journal intime de sa sÅur. Elle est troublĆ©e par les illustrations et les phrases Ć©nigmatiques que celle-ci se serait fait tatouer sur la peau, Ć son insu. DĆ©cidĆ©e Ć lever le voile sur les raisons de sa mort, Esther part pour le Danemark, sur les traces dāAura, avec pour seuls guides les mythes et les lĆ©gendes de femmes qui ont bercĆ© leur enfance. Traduit de lāanglais par Dominique Haas et StĆ©phanie Leigniel #HollyRingland #IdeeLectureLikes : 374
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Caption : Some news from my speck! When we published The House That Joy Built at the end of 2023, I included an Authorās Note in the book inviting readers to send me their questions about creativity, which I intended to answer in my long-neglected newsletter. I named our Q&A, The Joy Rise, and got very excited about itā¦ then I went on book tour for four months. While I was touring in Canada, the US, and Australia, I loved – possibly more than ever – connecting with readers. The kindness, generosity, humanity and warmth I received from people in response to my books – in response to the sharing of our stories – kept me believing in how necessary joy and connection are to our resilience and capacity to stave off apathy.Ā Finishing tour and having some time and space to look after myself, rest, and reflect on moments I shared with readers has given me a gift of realisation: my little newsletter community I first set up in 2014 while I was writing Alice HartĀ is due its own era. Now is the time.Ā The Joy Rise is coming! Swipe for details. If youāve ever subscribed to a newsletter with me, you donāt have to do anything – you remain an original subscriber (thank you!).Ā If you havenāt subscribed to a newsletter from me and youād like to, follow the link in my bio to sign up on @substack, or go to my website, where you can both subscribe and send me your questions about creativity. Iād love to hear from you. The first issue of The Joy Rise drops in a few weeks! With a light left on, HollyLikes : 3
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Caption : Some news from my speck! When we published The House That Joy Built at the end of 2023, I included an Authorās Note in the book inviting readers to send me their questions about creativity, which I intended to answer in my long-neglected newsletter. I named our Q&A, The Joy Rise, and got very excited about itā¦ then I went on book tour for four months. While I was touring in Canada, the US, and Australia, I loved – possibly more than ever – connecting with readers. The kindness, generosity, humanity and warmth I received from people in response to my books – in response to the sharing of our stories – kept me believing in how necessary joy and connection are to our resilience and capacity to stave off apathy.Ā Finishing tour and having some time and space to look after myself, rest, and reflect on moments I shared with readers has given me a gift of realisation: my little newsletter community I first set up in 2014 while I was writing Alice HartĀ is due its own era. Now is the time.Ā The Joy Rise is coming! Swipe for details. If youāve ever subscribed to a newsletter with me, you donāt have to do anything – you remain an original subscriber (thank you!).Ā If you havenāt subscribed to a newsletter from me and youād like to, follow the link in my bio to sign up on @substack, or go to my website, where you can both subscribe and send me your questions about creativity. Iād love to hear from you. The first issue of The Joy Rise drops in a few weeks! With a light left on, HollyLikes : 3
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Caption : Some news from my speck! When we published The House That Joy Built at the end of 2023, I included an Authorās Note in the book inviting readers to send me their questions about creativity, which I intended to answer in my long-neglected newsletter. I named our Q&A, The Joy Rise, and got very excited about itā¦ then I went on book tour for four months. While I was touring in Canada, the US, and Australia, I loved – possibly more than ever – connecting with readers. The kindness, generosity, humanity and warmth I received from people in response to my books – in response to the sharing of our stories – kept me believing in how necessary joy and connection are to our resilience and capacity to stave off apathy.Ā Finishing tour and having some time and space to look after myself, rest, and reflect on moments I shared with readers has given me a gift of realisation: my little newsletter community I first set up in 2014 while I was writing Alice HartĀ is due its own era. Now is the time.Ā The Joy Rise is coming! Swipe for details. If youāve ever subscribed to a newsletter with me, you donāt have to do anything – you remain an original subscriber (thank you!).Ā If you havenāt subscribed to a newsletter from me and youād like to, follow the link in my bio to sign up on @substack, or go to my website, where you can both subscribe and send me your questions about creativity. Iād love to hear from you. The first issue of The Joy Rise drops in a few weeks! With a light left on, HollyLikes : 3
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Caption : The Joy Rise launched today! š©·š§”šš I was clearly unfazed. I shared the big moment on FaceTime with my Publicity Manager, sneaky screen-shotter and dear friend @_alice_eliza when I clicked āPublishā. Sam burst into the office with his blazing grin and kombucha in crystal glasses. Mum bought new petunias and dahlias to plant in celebration. Iām so moved and humbled by the warm embrace of early responses and subscribers. The inaugural issue is jam-packed – my favourite section might be the question from Naomi, a reader, who wrote to me: āDo you ever find you are so tired you just canāt muster the energy to create? I love to play with paints but lately just canāt seem to get started. I sit and stare but feel like I need to find a spark somewhere to get going again.ā Iāve replied to Naomiās beautiful question both in writing and audio, which you can listen to right in the newsletter. This first, full issue went out to all subscribers as my welcome gift to everyone who has signed up – THANK YOU SO MUCH. Whether you are a free or paid subscriber, Iām so very grateful that youāve joined me. To subscribe to #TheJoyRise or to read the first issue, please follow the link in my bio. Dear readers, my gratitude is always yours. With a light left on, HollyLikes : 3
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Caption : The Joy Rise launched today! š©·š§”šš I was clearly unfazed. I shared the big moment on FaceTime with my Publicity Manager, sneaky screen-shotter and dear friend @_alice_eliza when I clicked āPublishā. Sam burst into the office with his blazing grin and kombucha in crystal glasses. Mum bought new petunias and dahlias to plant in celebration. Iām so moved and humbled by the warm embrace of early responses and subscribers. The inaugural issue is jam-packed – my favourite section might be the question from Naomi, a reader, who wrote to me: āDo you ever find you are so tired you just canāt muster the energy to create? I love to play with paints but lately just canāt seem to get started. I sit and stare but feel like I need to find a spark somewhere to get going again.ā Iāve replied to Naomiās beautiful question both in writing and audio, which you can listen to right in the newsletter. This first, full issue went out to all subscribers as my welcome gift to everyone who has signed up – THANK YOU SO MUCH. Whether you are a free or paid subscriber, Iām so very grateful that youāve joined me. To subscribe to #TheJoyRise or to read the first issue, please follow the link in my bio. Dear readers, my gratitude is always yours. With a light left on, HollyLikes : 3
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Caption : In December 2019 Sam I left our house in Manchester, UK, to spend what was meant to be a couple of months at home in Australia. Then, of course, 2020 happened… and 2021, 2022, 2023… Weāve not yet returned. Weāve been living with my folks through it all. Iāve written more books worked as an author for longer in their house than my own. While us all living together was obviously unexpected, I am keenly aware, every day, that these have been are the most precious family years of my adult life. I couldnāt have written toured 2 books, filmed Back to Nature, experienced Alice Hart take life on screen, or shown up in my work life in the same way that I have for the past 5 years without their glorious, bananas, beautiful, ferocious support. All of my birthdays in my 40s have been spent with them. Weāve made new birthday traditions: party hats at lunch self timer photos. These photos are the latest from our birthday files. I turned 44 yesterday. Our toast made me weep with joy gratitude to be living sharing life with them. To reflect together on the last year look ahead to whatās coming: a new year of creativity new book, and, very soon, a new form of writing for me. The Joy Rise is my wholly-reader-supported online community space, which includes a monthly newsletter – at the heart of which is creativity and connection. Iām writing it for anyone whoās ever felt their artistic courage flattened by fear. The first issue is nearly here, which Iāve written on Yugambeh Country, around walks with Sam, cups of tea with mum in the garden, my stepdad in the shed, our dogs at my feet. If my newsletter could include a soundtrack, youād hear my folks mowing, the pups snoring, southeasterlies in the gum trees mumās trowel making space in the soil for seeds. Thatās what I hope The Joy Rise can offer you: space for new beginnings in your creativity and a season to bloom. Link in bio to subscribe. Love, HollyLikes : 3
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Caption : In December 2019 Sam I left our house in Manchester, UK, to spend what was meant to be a couple of months at home in Australia. Then, of course, 2020 happened… and 2021, 2022, 2023… Weāve not yet returned. Weāve been living with my folks through it all. Iāve written more books worked as an author for longer in their house than my own. While us all living together was obviously unexpected, I am keenly aware, every day, that these have been are the most precious family years of my adult life. I couldnāt have written toured 2 books, filmed Back to Nature, experienced Alice Hart take life on screen, or shown up in my work life in the same way that I have for the past 5 years without their glorious, bananas, beautiful, ferocious support. All of my birthdays in my 40s have been spent with them. Weāve made new birthday traditions: party hats at lunch self timer photos. These photos are the latest from our birthday files. I turned 44 yesterday. Our toast made me weep with joy gratitude to be living sharing life with them. To reflect together on the last year look ahead to whatās coming: a new year of creativity new book, and, very soon, a new form of writing for me. The Joy Rise is my wholly-reader-supported online community space, which includes a monthly newsletter – at the heart of which is creativity and connection. Iām writing it for anyone whoās ever felt their artistic courage flattened by fear. The first issue is nearly here, which Iāve written on Yugambeh Country, around walks with Sam, cups of tea with mum in the garden, my stepdad in the shed, our dogs at my feet. If my newsletter could include a soundtrack, youād hear my folks mowing, the pups snoring, southeasterlies in the gum trees mumās trowel making space in the soil for seeds. Thatās what I hope The Joy Rise can offer you: space for new beginnings in your creativity and a season to bloom. Link in bio to subscribe. Love, HollyLikes : 3
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Caption : In December 2019 Sam I left our house in Manchester, UK, to spend what was meant to be a couple of months at home in Australia. Then, of course, 2020 happened… and 2021, 2022, 2023… Weāve not yet returned. Weāve been living with my folks through it all. Iāve written more books worked as an author for longer in their house than my own. While us all living together was obviously unexpected, I am keenly aware, every day, that these have been are the most precious family years of my adult life. I couldnāt have written toured 2 books, filmed Back to Nature, experienced Alice Hart take life on screen, or shown up in my work life in the same way that I have for the past 5 years without their glorious, bananas, beautiful, ferocious support. All of my birthdays in my 40s have been spent with them. Weāve made new birthday traditions: party hats at lunch self timer photos. These photos are the latest from our birthday files. I turned 44 yesterday. Our toast made me weep with joy gratitude to be living sharing life with them. To reflect together on the last year look ahead to whatās coming: a new year of creativity new book, and, very soon, a new form of writing for me. The Joy Rise is my wholly-reader-supported online community space, which includes a monthly newsletter – at the heart of which is creativity and connection. Iām writing it for anyone whoās ever felt their artistic courage flattened by fear. The first issue is nearly here, which Iāve written on Yugambeh Country, around walks with Sam, cups of tea with mum in the garden, my stepdad in the shed, our dogs at my feet. If my newsletter could include a soundtrack, youād hear my folks mowing, the pups snoring, southeasterlies in the gum trees mumās trowel making space in the soil for seeds. Thatās what I hope The Joy Rise can offer you: space for new beginnings in your creativity and a season to bloom. Link in bio to subscribe. Love, HollyLikes : 3
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Caption : CREATIVITY š IS š CONTAGIOUS. I blub-honked into my coffee this morning when I read this: @luise_elsing_crochet is about to exhibit her extraordinary crochet artwork, after reading The House That Joy Built. Insert fainting Elmo GIF here. Luise, CONGRATULATIONS – Iām move beyond words, thrilled for you, and raucously cheering for you every stitch of the way! Friends on Gadigal Country, Luiseās exhibition, BlasĆØ, opens at @woollahragallery on July 16, 2024. By the sound and look of it, this is not to be missed – especially Luiseās incredible centrepiece, inspired by the art of beloved @delkathrynbarton. ā¤ļøāš„ š§¶ ā¤ļøāš„Likes : 3
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Caption : CREATIVITY š IS š CONTAGIOUS. I blub-honked into my coffee this morning when I read this: @luise_elsing_crochet is about to exhibit her extraordinary crochet artwork, after reading The House That Joy Built. Insert fainting Elmo GIF here. Luise, CONGRATULATIONS – Iām move beyond words, thrilled for you, and raucously cheering for you every stitch of the way! Friends on Gadigal Country, Luiseās exhibition, BlasĆØ, opens at @woollahragallery on July 16, 2024. By the sound and look of it, this is not to be missed – especially Luiseās incredible centrepiece, inspired by the art of beloved @delkathrynbarton. ā¤ļøāš„ š§¶ ā¤ļøāš„Likes : 3
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Caption : CREATIVITY š IS š CONTAGIOUS. I blub-honked into my coffee this morning when I read this: @luise_elsing_crochet is about to exhibit her extraordinary crochet artwork, after reading The House That Joy Built. Insert fainting Elmo GIF here. Luise, CONGRATULATIONS – Iām move beyond words, thrilled for you, and raucously cheering for you every stitch of the way! Friends on Gadigal Country, Luiseās exhibition, BlasĆØ, opens at @woollahragallery on July 16, 2024. By the sound and look of it, this is not to be missed – especially Luiseās incredible centrepiece, inspired by the art of beloved @delkathrynbarton. ā¤ļøāš„ š§¶ ā¤ļøāš„Likes : 3
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Caption : CREATIVITY š IS š CONTAGIOUS. I blub-honked into my coffee this morning when I read this: @luise_elsing_crochet is about to exhibit her extraordinary crochet artwork, after reading The House That Joy Built. Insert fainting Elmo GIF here. Luise, CONGRATULATIONS – Iām move beyond words, thrilled for you, and raucously cheering for you every stitch of the way! Friends on Gadigal Country, Luiseās exhibition, BlasĆØ, opens at @woollahragallery on July 16, 2024. By the sound and look of it, this is not to be missed – especially Luiseās incredible centrepiece, inspired by the art of beloved @delkathrynbarton. ā¤ļøāš„ š§¶ ā¤ļøāš„Likes : 3
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Caption : CREATIVITY š IS š CONTAGIOUS. I blub-honked into my coffee this morning when I read this: @luise_elsing_crochet is about to exhibit her extraordinary crochet artwork, after reading The House That Joy Built. Insert fainting Elmo GIF here. Luise, CONGRATULATIONS – Iām move beyond words, thrilled for you, and raucously cheering for you every stitch of the way! Friends on Gadigal Country, Luiseās exhibition, BlasĆØ, opens at @woollahragallery on July 16, 2024. By the sound and look of it, this is not to be missed – especially Luiseās incredible centrepiece, inspired by the art of beloved @delkathrynbarton. ā¤ļøāš„ š§¶ ā¤ļøāš„Likes : 3
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Caption : CREATIVITY š IS š CONTAGIOUS. I blub-honked into my coffee this morning when I read this: @luise_elsing_crochet is about to exhibit her extraordinary crochet artwork, after reading The House That Joy Built. Insert fainting Elmo GIF here. Luise, CONGRATULATIONS – Iām move beyond words, thrilled for you, and raucously cheering for you every stitch of the way! Friends on Gadigal Country, Luiseās exhibition, BlasĆØ, opens at @woollahragallery on July 16, 2024. By the sound and look of it, this is not to be missed – especially Luiseās incredible centrepiece, inspired by the art of beloved @delkathrynbarton. ā¤ļøāš„ š§¶ ā¤ļøāš„Likes : 3
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Caption : CREATIVITY š IS š CONTAGIOUS. I blub-honked into my coffee this morning when I read this: @luise_elsing_crochet is about to exhibit her extraordinary crochet artwork, after reading The House That Joy Built. Insert fainting Elmo GIF here. Luise, CONGRATULATIONS – Iām move beyond words, thrilled for you, and raucously cheering for you every stitch of the way! Friends on Gadigal Country, Luiseās exhibition, BlasĆØ, opens at @woollahragallery on July 16, 2024. By the sound and look of it, this is not to be missed – especially Luiseās incredible centrepiece, inspired by the art of beloved @delkathrynbarton. ā¤ļøāš„ š§¶ ā¤ļøāš„Likes : 3
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Caption : Speechless and humbled – CONGRATULATIONS @jessica_guthrie_artist on āHolly – The Lost Flowersā being a named a finalist in @lethbridgegalleryās Small Scale Art Prize! The heart, care and devotion you pour into your work is breathtaking and inspiring. Thank you for this truly outrageous honour. ā¤ļøāš„šøā¤ļøāš„ Repost ā¢ @jessica_guthrie_artist Excited to hear my wee portrait of the fabulous @hollygoeslightly is a finalist in the @lethbridgegallery Small Scale Art Prize š- congrats to all the other finalists! Holly – The Lost Flowers 14x24cm #artprize #finalist #australianartist #art #artist #painting #HollyRingland #australianfemaleartist #flowers #portraitLikes : 3
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Caption : Speechless and humbled – CONGRATULATIONS @jessica_guthrie_artist on āHolly – The Lost Flowersā being a named a finalist in @lethbridgegalleryās Small Scale Art Prize! The heart, care and devotion you pour into your work is breathtaking and inspiring. Thank you for this truly outrageous honour. ā¤ļøāš„šøā¤ļøāš„ Repost ā¢ @jessica_guthrie_artist Excited to hear my wee portrait of the fabulous @hollygoeslightly is a finalist in the @lethbridgegallery Small Scale Art Prize š- congrats to all the other finalists! Holly – The Lost Flowers 14x24cm #artprize #finalist #australianartist #art #artist #painting #HollyRingland #australianfemaleartist #flowers #portraitLikes : 3
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Caption : Speechless and humbled – CONGRATULATIONS @jessica_guthrie_artist on āHolly – The Lost Flowersā being a named a finalist in @lethbridgegalleryās Small Scale Art Prize! The heart, care and devotion you pour into your work is breathtaking and inspiring. Thank you for this truly outrageous honour. ā¤ļøāš„šøā¤ļøāš„ Repost ā¢ @jessica_guthrie_artist Excited to hear my wee portrait of the fabulous @hollygoeslightly is a finalist in the @lethbridgegallery Small Scale Art Prize š- congrats to all the other finalists! Holly – The Lost Flowers 14x24cm #artprize #finalist #australianartist #art #artist #painting #HollyRingland #australianfemaleartist #flowers #portraitLikes : 3
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Caption : When we published The House That Joy Built at the end of 2023, I included an Authorās Note in the book inviting readers to send me their questions about creativity, which I intended to answer in my long-neglected newsletter. I named our Q&A, The Joy Rise, and got very excited about itā¦ then I went on book tour for four months. Finally, #TheJoyRise is almost here. Every month I’ll be writing about creativity, delivered straight to the inboxes of subscribers. In every issue Iāll also answer reader questions, like this one, about how to reconnect with our inner country of imagination and tend the seeds waiting for us there. Giving voice or form to the things that can stop us from creating can be difficult – your questions are safe and welcome. Please send yours to me via my website – the link is in my bio, where you can also subscribe. I’d love to hear from you. We’re on the countdown to the first issue coming soon on @substack. #JoyIsAnActOfResistanceLikes : 3
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Caption : This is how creativity (writing) happens for me: I put myself at my desk and remind myself Iām there because underneath everything else – fear, self-doubt, anxiety, inner critic – writing is joy. It is noticing. Feeling. Connecting. Imagining. Itās being human, reduced to a sentence, word by word making the bones and flesh and skin of story. Stories are alive. They breathe and grow as we do. Sometimes, very rarely, writing can involve little touches of joyous glamour. Like today’s lilac eyeliner. Other times, writing happens however I turn up. As long as I do. I remind myself of this all the time: Turn up for who you were when you didnāt know how to find courage to try but kept dreaming. Turn up for the stories and ideas that need you to bring them to life. Turn up because doing so answers every poem thatās ever given you goosebumps: what will you do with your one wild, precious life? Iām turning up, Mary Oliver. I remind myself: Everything you want in your soul only has a chance of becoming if you turn up. Summon the conviction to get out of your own way and let your imagination lead you. Itās not word counts or ticked off scenes. Itās not page numbers or plot lines. They all come later. Before anything else, writing is turning up. Because you want to. Because it brings you joy. Because itās what you love. Itās the wonder of choosing to commit to something bigger than and beyond you. How beautiful an act, to have faith in yourself as you make something from nothing. Turn up. Turn. Up. First one word, then another. I remind myself. š Iāll be writing more about creativity in my newsletter #TheJoyRise on @substack. Every month Iāll also answer reader Qs about creativity. Send me yours or subscribe via link in bio – Iād love to hear from you. First issue is coming soon! #JoyIsAnActOfResistanceLikes : 3
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Caption : This is how creativity (writing) happens for me: I put myself at my desk and remind myself Iām there because underneath everything else – fear, self-doubt, anxiety, inner critic – writing is joy. It is noticing. Feeling. Connecting. Imagining. Itās being human, reduced to a sentence, word by word making the bones and flesh and skin of story. Stories are alive. They breathe and grow as we do. Sometimes, very rarely, writing can involve little touches of joyous glamour. Like today’s lilac eyeliner. Other times, writing happens however I turn up. As long as I do. I remind myself of this all the time: Turn up for who you were when you didnāt know how to find courage to try but kept dreaming. Turn up for the stories and ideas that need you to bring them to life. Turn up because doing so answers every poem thatās ever given you goosebumps: what will you do with your one wild, precious life? Iām turning up, Mary Oliver. I remind myself: Everything you want in your soul only has a chance of becoming if you turn up. Summon the conviction to get out of your own way and let your imagination lead you. Itās not word counts or ticked off scenes. Itās not page numbers or plot lines. They all come later. Before anything else, writing is turning up. Because you want to. Because it brings you joy. Because itās what you love. Itās the wonder of choosing to commit to something bigger than and beyond you. How beautiful an act, to have faith in yourself as you make something from nothing. Turn up. Turn. Up. First one word, then another. I remind myself. š Iāll be writing more about creativity in my newsletter #TheJoyRise on @substack. Every month Iāll also answer reader Qs about creativity. Send me yours or subscribe via link in bio – Iād love to hear from you. First issue is coming soon! #JoyIsAnActOfResistanceLikes : 3
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Caption : Heartfelt congratulations to the hundreds of people behind the screen adaptation of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – 4 Logie Award Nominations! Huge, celebratory congratulations to Sig and especially to @leahpurcell on her first Logie nomination. Roaring standing ovations for @alylabrowne. And wholehearted congratulations to @asherkeddie on her Gold Logie nomination for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. This year there will be a few changes to the awards, with the public now able to have their say on every award that is up for grabs on the night. The three āMost Popularā awards will be decided purely by public vote, while the āBestā categories will be decided by a combination of industry judge scores and public votes. Voting will open for all awards from 6.00pm AEST Sunday June 23 and remain open until 7pm AEST Saturday 17. The Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, which Alyla is nominated for, closes 7:30pm AEST Sunday 18 August 2024. Vote at tvweeklogies.com.au ā¤ļøāš„šøLikes : 3
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Caption : Heartfelt congratulations to the hundreds of people behind the screen adaptation of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – 4 Logie Award Nominations! Huge, celebratory congratulations to Sig and especially to @leahpurcell on her first Logie nomination. Roaring standing ovations for @alylabrowne. And wholehearted congratulations to @asherkeddie on her Gold Logie nomination for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. This year there will be a few changes to the awards, with the public now able to have their say on every award that is up for grabs on the night. The three āMost Popularā awards will be decided purely by public vote, while the āBestā categories will be decided by a combination of industry judge scores and public votes. Voting will open for all awards from 6.00pm AEST Sunday June 23 and remain open until 7pm AEST Saturday 17. The Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, which Alyla is nominated for, closes 7:30pm AEST Sunday 18 August 2024. Vote at tvweeklogies.com.au ā¤ļøāš„šøLikes : 3
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Caption : Heartfelt congratulations to the hundreds of people behind the screen adaptation of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – 4 Logie Award Nominations! Huge, celebratory congratulations to Sig and especially to @leahpurcell on her first Logie nomination. Roaring standing ovations for @alylabrowne. And wholehearted congratulations to @asherkeddie on her Gold Logie nomination for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. This year there will be a few changes to the awards, with the public now able to have their say on every award that is up for grabs on the night. The three āMost Popularā awards will be decided purely by public vote, while the āBestā categories will be decided by a combination of industry judge scores and public votes. Voting will open for all awards from 6.00pm AEST Sunday June 23 and remain open until 7pm AEST Saturday 17. The Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, which Alyla is nominated for, closes 7:30pm AEST Sunday 18 August 2024. Vote at tvweeklogies.com.au ā¤ļøāš„šøLikes : 3
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Caption : Heartfelt congratulations to the hundreds of people behind the screen adaptation of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – 4 Logie Award Nominations! Huge, celebratory congratulations to Sig and especially to @leahpurcell on her first Logie nomination. Roaring standing ovations for @alylabrowne. And wholehearted congratulations to @asherkeddie on her Gold Logie nomination for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. This year there will be a few changes to the awards, with the public now able to have their say on every award that is up for grabs on the night. The three āMost Popularā awards will be decided purely by public vote, while the āBestā categories will be decided by a combination of industry judge scores and public votes. Voting will open for all awards from 6.00pm AEST Sunday June 23 and remain open until 7pm AEST Saturday 17. The Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, which Alyla is nominated for, closes 7:30pm AEST Sunday 18 August 2024. Vote at tvweeklogies.com.au ā¤ļøāš„šøLikes : 3
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Caption : Heartfelt congratulations to the hundreds of people behind the screen adaptation of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart – 4 Logie Award Nominations! Huge, celebratory congratulations to Sig and especially to @leahpurcell on her first Logie nomination. Roaring standing ovations for @alylabrowne. And wholehearted congratulations to @asherkeddie on her Gold Logie nomination for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. This year there will be a few changes to the awards, with the public now able to have their say on every award that is up for grabs on the night. The three āMost Popularā awards will be decided purely by public vote, while the āBestā categories will be decided by a combination of industry judge scores and public votes. Voting will open for all awards from 6.00pm AEST Sunday June 23 and remain open until 7pm AEST Saturday 17. The Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, which Alyla is nominated for, closes 7:30pm AEST Sunday 18 August 2024. Vote at tvweeklogies.com.au ā¤ļøāš„šøLikes : 3
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Caption : Oooooof – the joy of seeing readers transform my books into their own artworks! Slide #1: @nolasco_jon riffing on @edithrewa 2. Tanya Cox riffing on @its__not_safe_here 3. @katie.reads.things riffing on @katedehler All designed by the one and only @hazellam___ Thereās a cyclic, flow-on quality to this joy: these expressions of creativity in response to my books inspire me to want to create more, write more stories. Make more art. Maybe you know the feeling with your own creativity? What a humbling, fascinating, and generous truth: when we create and feel joy, we stir up creative inspiration in other people. Like courage and fear, creativity is contagious. š§” Iāll be writing more about creativity in my newsletter #TheJoyRise on @substack. Every month Iāll also answer reader Qs about creativity. Send me yours or subscribe via link in bio – Iād love to hear from you. First issue is coming soon! #JoyIsAnActOfResistanceLikes : 3
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Caption : Oooooof – the joy of seeing readers transform my books into their own artworks! Slide #1: @nolasco_jon riffing on @edithrewa 2. Tanya Cox riffing on @its__not_safe_here 3. @katie.reads.things riffing on @katedehler All designed by the one and only @hazellam___ Thereās a cyclic, flow-on quality to this joy: these expressions of creativity in response to my books inspire me to want to create more, write more stories. Make more art. Maybe you know the feeling with your own creativity? What a humbling, fascinating, and generous truth: when we create and feel joy, we stir up creative inspiration in other people. Like courage and fear, creativity is contagious. š§” Iāll be writing more about creativity in my newsletter #TheJoyRise on @substack. Every month Iāll also answer reader Qs about creativity. Send me yours or subscribe via link in bio – Iād love to hear from you. First issue is coming soon! #JoyIsAnActOfResistanceLikes : 3
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Caption : To choose to make art, when there’s so much grief, despair, suffering, cruelty and tragedy in the world, is to choose to connect with the best parts of ourselves and each other as humans. I hope this weekend you have resources you need to choose to create whatever brings you joy. Your joy is the reason. šø I’ll be writing more about choosing creativity over fear in my newsletter #TheJoyRise on @substack. Every month Iāll also answer reader Qs about creativity. Send me yours or subscribe via link in bio – I’d love to hear from you. First issue is coming soon! #JoyIsAnActOfResistanceLikes : 3
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Caption : I wrote these words in 2021. Still, they hold. My day-to-day conversations are woven with the same threads: grief, burn out, overwhelm, anxiety; fuelling hope resilience in a surrounding sense of hopelessness; reflecting on gratitude, finding courage in spite of fear. Searching for magic, the reprieve of laughter, medicine of nature goodness in humans. How to walk the line between continuing to show up taking the rest we need to continue. I return to the ritual of adornment. Over the last 20 years, cultivating self-expression this way has been a form of liberating my life from the trauma of male-perpetrated violence; restoring life – joy, colour, desire – to a lifeless state, so to speak. Now, for me, adornment is how I practise embodying creativity. It’s also a massive ‘fuck, no’ to apathy. It’s my way of preserving a sense of wonder and finding strength to be present, feel discomfort, stay vulnerable and curious, give a shit, and keep showing up, however I can for myself and others. On this particular anxious day in 2021 (pictured) adornment was wearing a crown made of my hair, a duster coat of dreams walking in a breeze on Gadigal land. Adornment reminds me: you can feel sick with grief wear flowers in your hair. You can be struggling with trauma find joy in the art of self-decoration. You can feel misunderstood, shut down simultaneously deeply connected. You can be unsure of every shaky step, yet feel strong infinitely possible. Mess magic. Grief joy. Fear resilience. We can feel it all, all at once. This is the power in you. Me. Us. Rest when it’s too much. Rest. Don’t give up. I’ll be writing more about ritual creativity in my newsletter #TheJoyRise on @substack. Every month Iāll also answer reader Qs about creativity. Send me yours or subscribe via link in bio – I’d love to hear from you. 1st issue coming soon! #JoyIsAnActOfResistanceLikes : 3
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Caption : Last month, Catherine Milne, the woman behind many of the books weāve all loved in the last decade, won Commissioning Editor/Publisher of the Year, at the 2024 Australian Book Industry Awards. Judges comments: āThe judges were undoubtedly impressed by Catherine Mineās success in 2023. Her track record consistently showcases her respectful collaboration with authors, and her adeptness in shaping their careers and bodies of work for the better.ā Since 2016, everything Iāve learned about how important a publisher is for an author, and how profound the relationship between publisher and author can be, is because of the honour and privilege Iāve had writing, editing, and publishing books – sharing stories and life – with @catherineishome as my publisher. A year ago, we were taking a dusk walk in a park (pictured). I noticed a sculpture of a woman ahead of us and remarked on her raised arm. Catherine said something like, āShe held something once. But it went missing. See how her hand is empty?ā We kept walking and chatting, but the sculptureās empty hand lodged in my heart. Gave me a feeling that I recognised in my body in a deeply familiar, old way. Her empty-handedness. That sense of loss and absence. Of theft. Thinking now of how the sculpture made me feel that day makes me realise, this is who Catherine is as a publisher to me, made of stories as she is: she points me towards what I thought was gone from me in my stories, and she says, look again. And with the power of her conviction, I realise, I see for myself, I was never empty-handed all along. The author I am, and the writer and storyteller I am ever-becoming, is because of how transformative it is having Catherineās belief, support, spirit, enthusiasm, love, respect and care at my back and in my stories. Putting our heads together and working on Alice Hart, Esther Wilding, Joy, and my future books that are coming, is one of the greatest joys I have ever experienced. Congratulations, Catherine. This recognition is utterly correct. Thank you for the heart you pour into your work. All of us – your authors and readers alike – are bettered because of you.Likes : 3
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Caption : Last month, Catherine Milne, the woman behind many of the books weāve all loved in the last decade, won Commissioning Editor/Publisher of the Year, at the 2024 Australian Book Industry Awards. Judges comments: āThe judges were undoubtedly impressed by Catherine Mineās success in 2023. Her track record consistently showcases her respectful collaboration with authors, and her adeptness in shaping their careers and bodies of work for the better.ā Since 2016, everything Iāve learned about how important a publisher is for an author, and how profound the relationship between publisher and author can be, is because of the honour and privilege Iāve had writing, editing, and publishing books – sharing stories and life – with @catherineishome as my publisher. A year ago, we were taking a dusk walk in a park (pictured). I noticed a sculpture of a woman ahead of us and remarked on her raised arm. Catherine said something like, āShe held something once. But it went missing. See how her hand is empty?ā We kept walking and chatting, but the sculptureās empty hand lodged in my heart. Gave me a feeling that I recognised in my body in a deeply familiar, old way. Her empty-handedness. That sense of loss and absence. Of theft. Thinking now of how the sculpture made me feel that day makes me realise, this is who Catherine is as a publisher to me, made of stories as she is: she points me towards what I thought was gone from me in my stories, and she says, look again. And with the power of her conviction, I realise, I see for myself, I was never empty-handed all along. The author I am, and the writer and storyteller I am ever-becoming, is because of how transformative it is having Catherineās belief, support, spirit, enthusiasm, love, respect and care at my back and in my stories. Putting our heads together and working on Alice Hart, Esther Wilding, Joy, and my future books that are coming, is one of the greatest joys I have ever experienced. Congratulations, Catherine. This recognition is utterly correct. Thank you for the heart you pour into your work. All of us – your authors and readers alike – are bettered because of you.Likes : 3
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Caption : Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time. To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, youāre a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me. šŖ²š©šLikes : 3
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Caption : Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time. To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, youāre a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me. šŖ²š©šLikes : 3
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Caption : Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time. To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, youāre a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me. šŖ²š©šLikes : 3
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Caption : Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time. To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, youāre a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me. šŖ²š©šLikes : 3
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Caption : Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time. To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, youāre a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me. šŖ²š©šLikes : 3
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Caption : Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time. To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, youāre a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me. šŖ²š©šLikes : 3
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Caption : Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time. To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, youāre a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me. šŖ²š©šLikes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time. To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, youāre a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me. šŖ²š©šLikes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time. To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, youāre a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me. šŖ²š©šLikes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time. To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, youāre a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me. šŖ²š©šLikes : 3
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Caption : My final event at @sydwritersfest this year stole my heart – I was honoured to do an event on Dharug Country at @phive.ps with a sold out crowd in the company of incomparable human, author, woman @katemildenhall. In our conversation about The House That Joy Built – which Kate so beautifully, thoughtfully and skilfully curated – we laughed, cried, unearthed glimmers and to my own surprise I shared a story Iād never told publicly before. Such was the power of Kate, and our Parramatta crowd. Kate, thank YOU for giving your time and energy so generously – Iām so thankful that this writing life brought us together too. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on the day including festival volunteers and booksellers, and Councillor Patricia Prociv. Special thanks to everyone I met in the signing line – you shared profound gifts with me, and my gratitude for your time, readership and support is evergreen. Final thanks also to @rackcityvintage @rollasjeans @fluevog for the 70s newsreader/disco combo that didnāt know Iāve always needed. ā¤ļøāš„ šŖ© ā¤ļø Repost ā¢ @kmildenhall Honestly, getting to hang with this woman, on stage and off, is one of the great delights of this writing life. A JOY, as always dear @hollygoeslightly to speak with you out in Parramatta at @phive.ps for readers & writers & creatives of all stripes. Thank you, as always Holly, for laughs, for making me cry, and for your generous stories and insights which make others feel like they, too, can make the stuff, come out of the fire, share what makes their heart bust. Dear @sydwritersfest youāve been such a delight xxx Thank you for having me (and thank you dear @catherineishome & Lil for all the things xx) #sydneywritersfestival #writingcommunity #thehousethatjoybuilt #writersfestivalLikes : 3
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Caption : My final event at @sydwritersfest this year stole my heart – I was honoured to do an event on Dharug Country at @phive.ps with a sold out crowd in the company of incomparable human, author, woman @katemildenhall. In our conversation about The House That Joy Built – which Kate so beautifully, thoughtfully and skilfully curated – we laughed, cried, unearthed glimmers and to my own surprise I shared a story Iād never told publicly before. Such was the power of Kate, and our Parramatta crowd. Kate, thank YOU for giving your time and energy so generously – Iām so thankful that this writing life brought us together too. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on the day including festival volunteers and booksellers, and Councillor Patricia Prociv. Special thanks to everyone I met in the signing line – you shared profound gifts with me, and my gratitude for your time, readership and support is evergreen. Final thanks also to @rackcityvintage @rollasjeans @fluevog for the 70s newsreader/disco combo that didnāt know Iāve always needed. ā¤ļøāš„ šŖ© ā¤ļø Repost ā¢ @kmildenhall Honestly, getting to hang with this woman, on stage and off, is one of the great delights of this writing life. A JOY, as always dear @hollygoeslightly to speak with you out in Parramatta at @phive.ps for readers & writers & creatives of all stripes. Thank you, as always Holly, for laughs, for making me cry, and for your generous stories and insights which make others feel like they, too, can make the stuff, come out of the fire, share what makes their heart bust. Dear @sydwritersfest youāve been such a delight xxx Thank you for having me (and thank you dear @catherineishome & Lil for all the things xx) #sydneywritersfestival #writingcommunity #thehousethatjoybuilt #writersfestivalLikes : 3
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Caption : My final event at @sydwritersfest this year stole my heart – I was honoured to do an event on Dharug Country at @phive.ps with a sold out crowd in the company of incomparable human, author, woman @katemildenhall. In our conversation about The House That Joy Built – which Kate so beautifully, thoughtfully and skilfully curated – we laughed, cried, unearthed glimmers and to my own surprise I shared a story Iād never told publicly before. Such was the power of Kate, and our Parramatta crowd. Kate, thank YOU for giving your time and energy so generously – Iām so thankful that this writing life brought us together too. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on the day including festival volunteers and booksellers, and Councillor Patricia Prociv. Special thanks to everyone I met in the signing line – you shared profound gifts with me, and my gratitude for your time, readership and support is evergreen. Final thanks also to @rackcityvintage @rollasjeans @fluevog for the 70s newsreader/disco combo that didnāt know Iāve always needed. ā¤ļøāš„ šŖ© ā¤ļø Repost ā¢ @kmildenhall Honestly, getting to hang with this woman, on stage and off, is one of the great delights of this writing life. A JOY, as always dear @hollygoeslightly to speak with you out in Parramatta at @phive.ps for readers & writers & creatives of all stripes. Thank you, as always Holly, for laughs, for making me cry, and for your generous stories and insights which make others feel like they, too, can make the stuff, come out of the fire, share what makes their heart bust. Dear @sydwritersfest youāve been such a delight xxx Thank you for having me (and thank you dear @catherineishome & Lil for all the things xx) #sydneywritersfestival #writingcommunity #thehousethatjoybuilt #writersfestivalLikes : 3
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Caption : My final event at @sydwritersfest this year stole my heart – I was honoured to do an event on Dharug Country at @phive.ps with a sold out crowd in the company of incomparable human, author, woman @katemildenhall. In our conversation about The House That Joy Built – which Kate so beautifully, thoughtfully and skilfully curated – we laughed, cried, unearthed glimmers and to my own surprise I shared a story Iād never told publicly before. Such was the power of Kate, and our Parramatta crowd. Kate, thank YOU for giving your time and energy so generously – Iām so thankful that this writing life brought us together too. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on the day including festival volunteers and booksellers, and Councillor Patricia Prociv. Special thanks to everyone I met in the signing line – you shared profound gifts with me, and my gratitude for your time, readership and support is evergreen. Final thanks also to @rackcityvintage @rollasjeans @fluevog for the 70s newsreader/disco combo that didnāt know Iāve always needed. ā¤ļøāš„ šŖ© ā¤ļø Repost ā¢ @kmildenhall Honestly, getting to hang with this woman, on stage and off, is one of the great delights of this writing life. A JOY, as always dear @hollygoeslightly to speak with you out in Parramatta at @phive.ps for readers & writers & creatives of all stripes. Thank you, as always Holly, for laughs, for making me cry, and for your generous stories and insights which make others feel like they, too, can make the stuff, come out of the fire, share what makes their heart bust. Dear @sydwritersfest youāve been such a delight xxx Thank you for having me (and thank you dear @catherineishome & Lil for all the things xx) #sydneywritersfestival #writingcommunity #thehousethatjoybuilt #writersfestivalLikes : 3
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Caption : My final event at @sydwritersfest this year stole my heart – I was honoured to do an event on Dharug Country at @phive.ps with a sold out crowd in the company of incomparable human, author, woman @katemildenhall. In our conversation about The House That Joy Built – which Kate so beautifully, thoughtfully and skilfully curated – we laughed, cried, unearthed glimmers and to my own surprise I shared a story Iād never told publicly before. Such was the power of Kate, and our Parramatta crowd. Kate, thank YOU for giving your time and energy so generously – Iām so thankful that this writing life brought us together too. Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on the day including festival volunteers and booksellers, and Councillor Patricia Prociv. Special thanks to everyone I met in the signing line – you shared profound gifts with me, and my gratitude for your time, readership and support is evergreen. Final thanks also to @rackcityvintage @rollasjeans @fluevog for the 70s newsreader/disco combo that didnāt know Iāve always needed. ā¤ļøāš„ šŖ© ā¤ļø Repost ā¢ @kmildenhall Honestly, getting to hang with this woman, on stage and off, is one of the great delights of this writing life. A JOY, as always dear @hollygoeslightly to speak with you out in Parramatta at @phive.ps for readers & writers & creatives of all stripes. Thank you, as always Holly, for laughs, for making me cry, and for your generous stories and insights which make others feel like they, too, can make the stuff, come out of the fire, share what makes their heart bust. Dear @sydwritersfest youāve been such a delight xxx Thank you for having me (and thank you dear @catherineishome & Lil for all the things xx) #sydneywritersfestival #writingcommunity #thehousethatjoybuilt #writersfestivalLikes : 3
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Caption : A couple of weeks ago I was in Sydney trying to calm my nerves: I was on my way to the biggest event of my writing career. As I got into my taxi, I recalled something Sam had said to me earlier: ādonāt forget to give yourself a moment to take this in.ā When I found that moment en route, I also found 14 year old me, clacking away on my secondhand IBM, writing my heart out. Funny how quickly our younger selves can bring sense and courage to a moment: I kept that nerdy, emotionally-porous kid close to me as I stood in the wings of Sydneyās City Recital Hall with @juliabaird and @michaelakalowski – two women I greatly admire. I kept that kid close as my heart pounded while we walked onto the stage and took our seats. For the next hour in that stunning venue we talked about creativity, joy and grace in front of a warm, generous crowd. I was humbled when Michaela asked me to speak about one of my favourite sections from The House That Joy Built: creativity is the light we leave on inside of ourselves, no matter how long weāve resisted or neglected our own homecoming. Always shining, no matter how dim. Always waiting, for us to return. (At that point, in my mindās eye, 14 year old me turned at her keyboard and gave me a nod of approval.) Heartfelt thanks to Michaela, Julia and everyone who joined us. To readers who waited patiently in the signing line. To @sydwritersfest for inviting me to be a part of something so special. To the festival volunteers, staff and booksellers who made the magic happen. To Will and Theresa, ASL interpreters. And special shout out to the sound crew who played us off stage to my beloved Pearl Jam. To allow ourselves to feel joy and to choose grace is often difficult. To embody either/both is the best of who we are and what we have to offer each other. In the words of poet Ross Gay, from The Book of Delights: āWhat if we joined our sorrows, lām saying. Iām saying: What if that is joy?ā This event was a powerful reminder of how important it is to share stories of imagination, humanity and courage. It was a career highlight, honour and privilege. I am so grateful to have been a part of it.Likes : 3
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Caption : A couple of weeks ago I was in Sydney trying to calm my nerves: I was on my way to the biggest event of my writing career. As I got into my taxi, I recalled something Sam had said to me earlier: ādonāt forget to give yourself a moment to take this in.ā When I found that moment en route, I also found 14 year old me, clacking away on my secondhand IBM, writing my heart out. Funny how quickly our younger selves can bring sense and courage to a moment: I kept that nerdy, emotionally-porous kid close to me as I stood in the wings of Sydneyās City Recital Hall with @juliabaird and @michaelakalowski – two women I greatly admire. I kept that kid close as my heart pounded while we walked onto the stage and took our seats. For the next hour in that stunning venue we talked about creativity, joy and grace in front of a warm, generous crowd. I was humbled when Michaela asked me to speak about one of my favourite sections from The House That Joy Built: creativity is the light we leave on inside of ourselves, no matter how long weāve resisted or neglected our own homecoming. Always shining, no matter how dim. Always waiting, for us to return. (At that point, in my mindās eye, 14 year old me turned at her keyboard and gave me a nod of approval.) Heartfelt thanks to Michaela, Julia and everyone who joined us. To readers who waited patiently in the signing line. To @sydwritersfest for inviting me to be a part of something so special. To the festival volunteers, staff and booksellers who made the magic happen. To Will and Theresa, ASL interpreters. And special shout out to the sound crew who played us off stage to my beloved Pearl Jam. To allow ourselves to feel joy and to choose grace is often difficult. To embody either/both is the best of who we are and what we have to offer each other. In the words of poet Ross Gay, from The Book of Delights: āWhat if we joined our sorrows, lām saying. Iām saying: What if that is joy?ā This event was a powerful reminder of how important it is to share stories of imagination, humanity and courage. It was a career highlight, honour and privilege. I am so grateful to have been a part of it.Likes : 3
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Caption : A couple of weeks ago I was in Sydney trying to calm my nerves: I was on my way to the biggest event of my writing career. As I got into my taxi, I recalled something Sam had said to me earlier: ādonāt forget to give yourself a moment to take this in.ā When I found that moment en route, I also found 14 year old me, clacking away on my secondhand IBM, writing my heart out. Funny how quickly our younger selves can bring sense and courage to a moment: I kept that nerdy, emotionally-porous kid close to me as I stood in the wings of Sydneyās City Recital Hall with @juliabaird and @michaelakalowski – two women I greatly admire. I kept that kid close as my heart pounded while we walked onto the stage and took our seats. For the next hour in that stunning venue we talked about creativity, joy and grace in front of a warm, generous crowd. I was humbled when Michaela asked me to speak about one of my favourite sections from The House That Joy Built: creativity is the light we leave on inside of ourselves, no matter how long weāve resisted or neglected our own homecoming. Always shining, no matter how dim. Always waiting, for us to return. (At that point, in my mindās eye, 14 year old me turned at her keyboard and gave me a nod of approval.) Heartfelt thanks to Michaela, Julia and everyone who joined us. To readers who waited patiently in the signing line. To @sydwritersfest for inviting me to be a part of something so special. To the festival volunteers, staff and booksellers who made the magic happen. To Will and Theresa, ASL interpreters. And special shout out to the sound crew who played us off stage to my beloved Pearl Jam. To allow ourselves to feel joy and to choose grace is often difficult. To embody either/both is the best of who we are and what we have to offer each other. In the words of poet Ross Gay, from The Book of Delights: āWhat if we joined our sorrows, lām saying. Iām saying: What if that is joy?ā This event was a powerful reminder of how important it is to share stories of imagination, humanity and courage. It was a career highlight, honour and privilege. I am so grateful to have been a part of it.Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : A couple of weeks ago I was in Sydney trying to calm my nerves: I was on my way to the biggest event of my writing career. As I got into my taxi, I recalled something Sam had said to me earlier: ādonāt forget to give yourself a moment to take this in.ā When I found that moment en route, I also found 14 year old me, clacking away on my secondhand IBM, writing my heart out. Funny how quickly our younger selves can bring sense and courage to a moment: I kept that nerdy, emotionally-porous kid close to me as I stood in the wings of Sydneyās City Recital Hall with @juliabaird and @michaelakalowski – two women I greatly admire. I kept that kid close as my heart pounded while we walked onto the stage and took our seats. For the next hour in that stunning venue we talked about creativity, joy and grace in front of a warm, generous crowd. I was humbled when Michaela asked me to speak about one of my favourite sections from The House That Joy Built: creativity is the light we leave on inside of ourselves, no matter how long weāve resisted or neglected our own homecoming. Always shining, no matter how dim. Always waiting, for us to return. (At that point, in my mindās eye, 14 year old me turned at her keyboard and gave me a nod of approval.) Heartfelt thanks to Michaela, Julia and everyone who joined us. To readers who waited patiently in the signing line. To @sydwritersfest for inviting me to be a part of something so special. To the festival volunteers, staff and booksellers who made the magic happen. To Will and Theresa, ASL interpreters. And special shout out to the sound crew who played us off stage to my beloved Pearl Jam. To allow ourselves to feel joy and to choose grace is often difficult. To embody either/both is the best of who we are and what we have to offer each other. In the words of poet Ross Gay, from The Book of Delights: āWhat if we joined our sorrows, lām saying. Iām saying: What if that is joy?ā This event was a powerful reminder of how important it is to share stories of imagination, humanity and courage. It was a career highlight, honour and privilege. I am so grateful to have been a part of it.Likes : 3
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Caption : A couple of weeks ago I was in Sydney trying to calm my nerves: I was on my way to the biggest event of my writing career. As I got into my taxi, I recalled something Sam had said to me earlier: ādonāt forget to give yourself a moment to take this in.ā When I found that moment en route, I also found 14 year old me, clacking away on my secondhand IBM, writing my heart out. Funny how quickly our younger selves can bring sense and courage to a moment: I kept that nerdy, emotionally-porous kid close to me as I stood in the wings of Sydneyās City Recital Hall with @juliabaird and @michaelakalowski – two women I greatly admire. I kept that kid close as my heart pounded while we walked onto the stage and took our seats. For the next hour in that stunning venue we talked about creativity, joy and grace in front of a warm, generous crowd. I was humbled when Michaela asked me to speak about one of my favourite sections from The House That Joy Built: creativity is the light we leave on inside of ourselves, no matter how long weāve resisted or neglected our own homecoming. Always shining, no matter how dim. Always waiting, for us to return. (At that point, in my mindās eye, 14 year old me turned at her keyboard and gave me a nod of approval.) Heartfelt thanks to Michaela, Julia and everyone who joined us. To readers who waited patiently in the signing line. To @sydwritersfest for inviting me to be a part of something so special. To the festival volunteers, staff and booksellers who made the magic happen. To Will and Theresa, ASL interpreters. And special shout out to the sound crew who played us off stage to my beloved Pearl Jam. To allow ourselves to feel joy and to choose grace is often difficult. To embody either/both is the best of who we are and what we have to offer each other. In the words of poet Ross Gay, from The Book of Delights: āWhat if we joined our sorrows, lām saying. Iām saying: What if that is joy?ā This event was a powerful reminder of how important it is to share stories of imagination, humanity and courage. It was a career highlight, honour and privilege. I am so grateful to have been a part of it.Likes : 3
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Caption : Hi Meanjin/Brisbane friends. This weekend is the best of the year in our river city: itās @briswritersfest time! Join me in conversation with @becmacstudio tomorrow afternoon at 5.30pm in Auditorium 1 at the beautiful @statelibraryqld – weāll be talking about The House That Joy Built, and all things joy, fear, creativity, grief, imagination, wonder, despair, hope and courage. My books will be available to buy at the event and Iāll be thrilled to sign them for you afterwards. Tickets are available on the BWF website or via link in bio.Likes : 3
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Caption : When my @harpercollinsaustralia publisher and beloved friend @catherineishome told me a couple of months ago that Joy has become a national bestseller, I went quiet and goosebumpy with awe. When youāre known for your fiction, as I am privileged and honoured to be, connecting with booksellers and readers as a non-fiction author isnāt a given. And yet. Here we are. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā To every single bookseller and reader who has supported and/or bought a copy of Joy – thank you wholeheartedly. Since publication, every post/story/comment that Iāve received, sharing so generously how this little book has become a part of your life and creativity practices has humbled and thrilled me. Your support of my first non-fiction book has changed my writing life. If you have bought and read Joy, thank you. Iām not the author I am without you being the book lover you are. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Hereās to the wild mystery of our ideas! Those weāve dared to honour and make. And those waiting, impatiently, for us to create. ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā Whose house??? (IYKYK) š” š” šø š« āļø šŖ š¦ š āļø šļø This book was written with gratitude on unceded Bundjalung Country and Yugambeh Country, during the season when humpback whales migrate south and the wattle blooms. I extend my respect to the traditional owners of these lands and waterways, and to their families and ancestors, who have cared for these areas for thousands of years. I acknowledge them as the original storytellers of these regions.Likes : 3
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Caption : Visiting Wandandi Boodja to be a part of @mrrwfestival and talk about writing, fear, creativity, grief and joy was my first public gathering on home soil for 2024. It nourished my bones. Thank you to everyone who made this beautiful festival possible and who came to our events – Iām not talking shit when I say that I was blown away by the warmth and energy of the audiences I had the honour and privilege to stand in front of. My voice still shakes but the meaningfulness of the opportunity I have to speak about everything that stops us from making our art – and the courage we have to go above those blocks – keeps me going. Thank you @gillianoshaughnessy for hosting and creating such a joyous, glorious conversation for us and @glynnfluencer_ for being joyous and glorious in general. Huge thanks to Megan of @festivalmavens fame for stepping in and hosting such a beautiful conversation with me at our Busselton Special event. Thank you to the tireless and passionate booksellers and event photographers. And to all the readersā¦ you undo me! Just two moments that made my heart crumble: @hudmama_ (pictured) came to meet me wearing custom Alice Hart jewellery handmade in Manchester by my beloved @silvergreenjewellery (who I write about in Joy) š¤Æā¤ļøāš„šø And the magical Jenny (pictured) who I first met in 2022 on tour in Borloo/Perth for Esther – spent her special birthday at our dinner with her beautiful family (who are another post all together) š„¹ Heartfelt thanks to all the incredible volunteers who took such genuine care of us, and to all of the dazzling authors that were an absolute fucking delight to witness shining. Particular thanks to @andrewohaganauthor for the perfect words at the perfect time (video) and Zac Webb for such a generous Welcome To Country on opening night. Huge congratulations to Sian Baker, Artistic Director, for such a gorgeous weekend, bringing us all together. Iām grateful for the reminder this glorious festival and place gave me, of how essential it is that we gather to share art and stories and their power of connection in our lives. Next up: @sydwritersfest on Gadigal Country!Likes : 3
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Caption : Visiting Wandandi Boodja to be a part of @mrrwfestival and talk about writing, fear, creativity, grief and joy was my first public gathering on home soil for 2024. It nourished my bones. Thank you to everyone who made this beautiful festival possible and who came to our events – Iām not talking shit when I say that I was blown away by the warmth and energy of the audiences I had the honour and privilege to stand in front of. My voice still shakes but the meaningfulness of the opportunity I have to speak about everything that stops us from making our art – and the courage we have to go above those blocks – keeps me going. Thank you @gillianoshaughnessy for hosting and creating such a joyous, glorious conversation for us and @glynnfluencer_ for being joyous and glorious in general. Huge thanks to Megan of @festivalmavens fame for stepping in and hosting such a beautiful conversation with me at our Busselton Special event. Thank you to the tireless and passionate booksellers and event photographers. And to all the readersā¦ you undo me! Just two moments that made my heart crumble: @hudmama_ (pictured) came to meet me wearing custom Alice Hart jewellery handmade in Manchester by my beloved @silvergreenjewellery (who I write about in Joy) š¤Æā¤ļøāš„šø And the magical Jenny (pictured) who I first met in 2022 on tour in Borloo/Perth for Esther – spent her special birthday at our dinner with her beautiful family (who are another post all together) š„¹ Heartfelt thanks to all the incredible volunteers who took such genuine care of us, and to all of the dazzling authors that were an absolute fucking delight to witness shining. Particular thanks to @andrewohaganauthor for the perfect words at the perfect time (video) and Zac Webb for such a generous Welcome To Country on opening night. Huge congratulations to Sian Baker, Artistic Director, for such a gorgeous weekend, bringing us all together. Iām grateful for the reminder this glorious festival and place gave me, of how essential it is that we gather to share art and stories and their power of connection in our lives. Next up: @sydwritersfest on Gadigal Country!Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Visiting Wandandi Boodja to be a part of @mrrwfestival and talk about writing, fear, creativity, grief and joy was my first public gathering on home soil for 2024. It nourished my bones. Thank you to everyone who made this beautiful festival possible and who came to our events – Iām not talking shit when I say that I was blown away by the warmth and energy of the audiences I had the honour and privilege to stand in front of. My voice still shakes but the meaningfulness of the opportunity I have to speak about everything that stops us from making our art – and the courage we have to go above those blocks – keeps me going. Thank you @gillianoshaughnessy for hosting and creating such a joyous, glorious conversation for us and @glynnfluencer_ for being joyous and glorious in general. Huge thanks to Megan of @festivalmavens fame for stepping in and hosting such a beautiful conversation with me at our Busselton Special event. Thank you to the tireless and passionate booksellers and event photographers. And to all the readersā¦ you undo me! Just two moments that made my heart crumble: @hudmama_ (pictured) came to meet me wearing custom Alice Hart jewellery handmade in Manchester by my beloved @silvergreenjewellery (who I write about in Joy) š¤Æā¤ļøāš„šø And the magical Jenny (pictured) who I first met in 2022 on tour in Borloo/Perth for Esther – spent her special birthday at our dinner with her beautiful family (who are another post all together) š„¹ Heartfelt thanks to all the incredible volunteers who took such genuine care of us, and to all of the dazzling authors that were an absolute fucking delight to witness shining. Particular thanks to @andrewohaganauthor for the perfect words at the perfect time (video) and Zac Webb for such a generous Welcome To Country on opening night. Huge congratulations to Sian Baker, Artistic Director, for such a gorgeous weekend, bringing us all together. Iām grateful for the reminder this glorious festival and place gave me, of how essential it is that we gather to share art and stories and their power of connection in our lives. Next up: @sydwritersfest on Gadigal Country!Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Visiting Wandandi Boodja to be a part of @mrrwfestival and talk about writing, fear, creativity, grief and joy was my first public gathering on home soil for 2024. It nourished my bones. Thank you to everyone who made this beautiful festival possible and who came to our events – Iām not talking shit when I say that I was blown away by the warmth and energy of the audiences I had the honour and privilege to stand in front of. My voice still shakes but the meaningfulness of the opportunity I have to speak about everything that stops us from making our art – and the courage we have to go above those blocks – keeps me going. Thank you @gillianoshaughnessy for hosting and creating such a joyous, glorious conversation for us and @glynnfluencer_ for being joyous and glorious in general. Huge thanks to Megan of @festivalmavens fame for stepping in and hosting such a beautiful conversation with me at our Busselton Special event. Thank you to the tireless and passionate booksellers and event photographers. And to all the readersā¦ you undo me! Just two moments that made my heart crumble: @hudmama_ (pictured) came to meet me wearing custom Alice Hart jewellery handmade in Manchester by my beloved @silvergreenjewellery (who I write about in Joy) š¤Æā¤ļøāš„šø And the magical Jenny (pictured) who I first met in 2022 on tour in Borloo/Perth for Esther – spent her special birthday at our dinner with her beautiful family (who are another post all together) š„¹ Heartfelt thanks to all the incredible volunteers who took such genuine care of us, and to all of the dazzling authors that were an absolute fucking delight to witness shining. Particular thanks to @andrewohaganauthor for the perfect words at the perfect time (video) and Zac Webb for such a generous Welcome To Country on opening night. Huge congratulations to Sian Baker, Artistic Director, for such a gorgeous weekend, bringing us all together. Iām grateful for the reminder this glorious festival and place gave me, of how essential it is that we gather to share art and stories and their power of connection in our lives. Next up: @sydwritersfest on Gadigal Country!Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Visiting Wandandi Boodja to be a part of @mrrwfestival and talk about writing, fear, creativity, grief and joy was my first public gathering on home soil for 2024. It nourished my bones. Thank you to everyone who made this beautiful festival possible and who came to our events – Iām not talking shit when I say that I was blown away by the warmth and energy of the audiences I had the honour and privilege to stand in front of. My voice still shakes but the meaningfulness of the opportunity I have to speak about everything that stops us from making our art – and the courage we have to go above those blocks – keeps me going. Thank you @gillianoshaughnessy for hosting and creating such a joyous, glorious conversation for us and @glynnfluencer_ for being joyous and glorious in general. Huge thanks to Megan of @festivalmavens fame for stepping in and hosting such a beautiful conversation with me at our Busselton Special event. Thank you to the tireless and passionate booksellers and event photographers. And to all the readersā¦ you undo me! Just two moments that made my heart crumble: @hudmama_ (pictured) came to meet me wearing custom Alice Hart jewellery handmade in Manchester by my beloved @silvergreenjewellery (who I write about in Joy) š¤Æā¤ļøāš„šø And the magical Jenny (pictured) who I first met in 2022 on tour in Borloo/Perth for Esther – spent her special birthday at our dinner with her beautiful family (who are another post all together) š„¹ Heartfelt thanks to all the incredible volunteers who took such genuine care of us, and to all of the dazzling authors that were an absolute fucking delight to witness shining. Particular thanks to @andrewohaganauthor for the perfect words at the perfect time (video) and Zac Webb for such a generous Welcome To Country on opening night. Huge congratulations to Sian Baker, Artistic Director, for such a gorgeous weekend, bringing us all together. Iām grateful for the reminder this glorious festival and place gave me, of how essential it is that we gather to share art and stories and their power of connection in our lives. Next up: @sydwritersfest on Gadigal Country!Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Visiting Wandandi Boodja to be a part of @mrrwfestival and talk about writing, fear, creativity, grief and joy was my first public gathering on home soil for 2024. It nourished my bones. Thank you to everyone who made this beautiful festival possible and who came to our events – Iām not talking shit when I say that I was blown away by the warmth and energy of the audiences I had the honour and privilege to stand in front of. My voice still shakes but the meaningfulness of the opportunity I have to speak about everything that stops us from making our art – and the courage we have to go above those blocks – keeps me going. Thank you @gillianoshaughnessy for hosting and creating such a joyous, glorious conversation for us and @glynnfluencer_ for being joyous and glorious in general. Huge thanks to Megan of @festivalmavens fame for stepping in and hosting such a beautiful conversation with me at our Busselton Special event. Thank you to the tireless and passionate booksellers and event photographers. And to all the readersā¦ you undo me! Just two moments that made my heart crumble: @hudmama_ (pictured) came to meet me wearing custom Alice Hart jewellery handmade in Manchester by my beloved @silvergreenjewellery (who I write about in Joy) š¤Æā¤ļøāš„šø And the magical Jenny (pictured) who I first met in 2022 on tour in Borloo/Perth for Esther – spent her special birthday at our dinner with her beautiful family (who are another post all together) š„¹ Heartfelt thanks to all the incredible volunteers who took such genuine care of us, and to all of the dazzling authors that were an absolute fucking delight to witness shining. Particular thanks to @andrewohaganauthor for the perfect words at the perfect time (video) and Zac Webb for such a generous Welcome To Country on opening night. Huge congratulations to Sian Baker, Artistic Director, for such a gorgeous weekend, bringing us all together. Iām grateful for the reminder this glorious festival and place gave me, of how essential it is that we gather to share art and stories and their power of connection in our lives. Next up: @sydwritersfest on Gadigal Country!Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Visiting Wandandi Boodja to be a part of @mrrwfestival and talk about writing, fear, creativity, grief and joy was my first public gathering on home soil for 2024. It nourished my bones. Thank you to everyone who made this beautiful festival possible and who came to our events – Iām not talking shit when I say that I was blown away by the warmth and energy of the audiences I had the honour and privilege to stand in front of. My voice still shakes but the meaningfulness of the opportunity I have to speak about everything that stops us from making our art – and the courage we have to go above those blocks – keeps me going. Thank you @gillianoshaughnessy for hosting and creating such a joyous, glorious conversation for us and @glynnfluencer_ for being joyous and glorious in general. Huge thanks to Megan of @festivalmavens fame for stepping in and hosting such a beautiful conversation with me at our Busselton Special event. Thank you to the tireless and passionate booksellers and event photographers. And to all the readersā¦ you undo me! Just two moments that made my heart crumble: @hudmama_ (pictured) came to meet me wearing custom Alice Hart jewellery handmade in Manchester by my beloved @silvergreenjewellery (who I write about in Joy) š¤Æā¤ļøāš„šø And the magical Jenny (pictured) who I first met in 2022 on tour in Borloo/Perth for Esther – spent her special birthday at our dinner with her beautiful family (who are another post all together) š„¹ Heartfelt thanks to all the incredible volunteers who took such genuine care of us, and to all of the dazzling authors that were an absolute fucking delight to witness shining. Particular thanks to @andrewohaganauthor for the perfect words at the perfect time (video) and Zac Webb for such a generous Welcome To Country on opening night. Huge congratulations to Sian Baker, Artistic Director, for such a gorgeous weekend, bringing us all together. Iām grateful for the reminder this glorious festival and place gave me, of how essential it is that we gather to share art and stories and their power of connection in our lives. Next up: @sydwritersfest on Gadigal Country!Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Visiting Wandandi Boodja to be a part of @mrrwfestival and talk about writing, fear, creativity, grief and joy was my first public gathering on home soil for 2024. It nourished my bones. Thank you to everyone who made this beautiful festival possible and who came to our events – Iām not talking shit when I say that I was blown away by the warmth and energy of the audiences I had the honour and privilege to stand in front of. My voice still shakes but the meaningfulness of the opportunity I have to speak about everything that stops us from making our art – and the courage we have to go above those blocks – keeps me going. Thank you @gillianoshaughnessy for hosting and creating such a joyous, glorious conversation for us and @glynnfluencer_ for being joyous and glorious in general. Huge thanks to Megan of @festivalmavens fame for stepping in and hosting such a beautiful conversation with me at our Busselton Special event. Thank you to the tireless and passionate booksellers and event photographers. And to all the readersā¦ you undo me! Just two moments that made my heart crumble: @hudmama_ (pictured) came to meet me wearing custom Alice Hart jewellery handmade in Manchester by my beloved @silvergreenjewellery (who I write about in Joy) š¤Æā¤ļøāš„šø And the magical Jenny (pictured) who I first met in 2022 on tour in Borloo/Perth for Esther – spent her special birthday at our dinner with her beautiful family (who are another post all together) š„¹ Heartfelt thanks to all the incredible volunteers who took such genuine care of us, and to all of the dazzling authors that were an absolute fucking delight to witness shining. Particular thanks to @andrewohaganauthor for the perfect words at the perfect time (video) and Zac Webb for such a generous Welcome To Country on opening night. Huge congratulations to Sian Baker, Artistic Director, for such a gorgeous weekend, bringing us all together. Iām grateful for the reminder this glorious festival and place gave me, of how essential it is that we gather to share art and stories and their power of connection in our lives. Next up: @sydwritersfest on Gadigal Country!Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Visiting Wandandi Boodja to be a part of @mrrwfestival and talk about writing, fear, creativity, grief and joy was my first public gathering on home soil for 2024. It nourished my bones. Thank you to everyone who made this beautiful festival possible and who came to our events – Iām not talking shit when I say that I was blown away by the warmth and energy of the audiences I had the honour and privilege to stand in front of. My voice still shakes but the meaningfulness of the opportunity I have to speak about everything that stops us from making our art – and the courage we have to go above those blocks – keeps me going. Thank you @gillianoshaughnessy for hosting and creating such a joyous, glorious conversation for us and @glynnfluencer_ for being joyous and glorious in general. Huge thanks to Megan of @festivalmavens fame for stepping in and hosting such a beautiful conversation with me at our Busselton Special event. Thank you to the tireless and passionate booksellers and event photographers. And to all the readersā¦ you undo me! Just two moments that made my heart crumble: @hudmama_ (pictured) came to meet me wearing custom Alice Hart jewellery handmade in Manchester by my beloved @silvergreenjewellery (who I write about in Joy) š¤Æā¤ļøāš„šø And the magical Jenny (pictured) who I first met in 2022 on tour in Borloo/Perth for Esther – spent her special birthday at our dinner with her beautiful family (who are another post all together) š„¹ Heartfelt thanks to all the incredible volunteers who took such genuine care of us, and to all of the dazzling authors that were an absolute fucking delight to witness shining. Particular thanks to @andrewohaganauthor for the perfect words at the perfect time (video) and Zac Webb for such a generous Welcome To Country on opening night. Huge congratulations to Sian Baker, Artistic Director, for such a gorgeous weekend, bringing us all together. Iām grateful for the reminder this glorious festival and place gave me, of how essential it is that we gather to share art and stories and their power of connection in our lives. Next up: @sydwritersfest on Gadigal Country!Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Weāre completely beside ourselves to be doing an event together at this yearās @sydwritersfest: CREATIVITY, JOY, GRACE is taking place on the evening of Saturday, May 25 at the glorious Sydney Recital Hall. Join us in conversation with the magnificent @michaelakalowski as we talk about the power of cultivating, expressing, and nourishing our creativity, joy, and grace, even in the hardest times. Tickets available now via the SWF website. We hope weāll see you there, Julia Holly š©·šš§”šš±Likes : 3
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Caption : Weāre completely beside ourselves to be doing an event together at this yearās @sydwritersfest: CREATIVITY, JOY, GRACE is taking place on the evening of Saturday, May 25 at the glorious Sydney Recital Hall. Join us in conversation with the magnificent @michaelakalowski as we talk about the power of cultivating, expressing, and nourishing our creativity, joy, and grace, even in the hardest times. Tickets available now via the SWF website. We hope weāll see you there, Julia Holly š©·šš§”šš±Likes : 3
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Caption : Weāre completely beside ourselves to be doing an event together at this yearās @sydwritersfest: CREATIVITY, JOY, GRACE is taking place on the evening of Saturday, May 25 at the glorious Sydney Recital Hall. Join us in conversation with the magnificent @michaelakalowski as we talk about the power of cultivating, expressing, and nourishing our creativity, joy, and grace, even in the hardest times. Tickets available now via the SWF website. We hope weāll see you there, Julia Holly š©·šš§”šš±Likes : 3
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Caption : Weāre completely beside ourselves to be doing an event together at this yearās @sydwritersfest: CREATIVITY, JOY, GRACE is taking place on the evening of Saturday, May 25 at the glorious Sydney Recital Hall. Join us in conversation with the magnificent @michaelakalowski as we talk about the power of cultivating, expressing, and nourishing our creativity, joy, and grace, even in the hardest times. Tickets available now via the SWF website. We hope weāll see you there, Julia Holly š©·šš§”šš±Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Weāre completely beside ourselves to be doing an event together at this yearās @sydwritersfest: CREATIVITY, JOY, GRACE is taking place on the evening of Saturday, May 25 at the glorious Sydney Recital Hall. Join us in conversation with the magnificent @michaelakalowski as we talk about the power of cultivating, expressing, and nourishing our creativity, joy, and grace, even in the hardest times. Tickets available now via the SWF website. We hope weāll see you there, Julia Holly š©·šš§”šš±Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Weāre completely beside ourselves to be doing an event together at this yearās @sydwritersfest: CREATIVITY, JOY, GRACE is taking place on the evening of Saturday, May 25 at the glorious Sydney Recital Hall. Join us in conversation with the magnificent @michaelakalowski as we talk about the power of cultivating, expressing, and nourishing our creativity, joy, and grace, even in the hardest times. Tickets available now via the SWF website. We hope weāll see you there, Julia Holly š©·šš§”šš±Likes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : In 2014 when I stood spellbound in Copenhagen in front of the sculpture of Liden Gunver, I remember taking photos of her and thinking as goosebumps went through me, remember her, she means something to you, you just donāt know it yet. It was my first time in Denmark, country of my ancestors, and we were there from Manchester for just a long weekend, a surprise trip from Sam. At the time I was bereaved and felt like a mess; funny how in the depths of that kind of grief we can be wide open for the inexplicable to find us. 8 years later, Liden Gunver became an elemental part of Esther Wilding and her sister Aura Wildingās stories in my second novel. Now, ten years later, seeing this post from @bookishbron is a kind of wonder I donāt have words to name. Thank you Bron, for blowing my mind and sharing this magic. Maybe she chose the depths, maybe sheās free. š©µšøš¦āā¬ Repost ā¢ @bookishbron I started The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding (by @hollygoeslightly) on our flight from Australia to Denmark, and read it as we travelled around the country and back to Copenhagen. I honestly couldnāt have had a better travelling companion than Esther. This was one of those books that I felt in my bones and my heart and my soul. Copenhagen, and later the Faroe Islands felt like characters in the book and I just loved that. Iāve spent a little bit of time living in Denmark in the past, and Estherās experience of arriving into the place and culture really moved me. A lot about the book moved me to be honest – I was nearly sobbing on the bus reading one part in particular that left me feeling like my chest had been broken open. This little statue in the photo, Liden Gunver, plays an important part in Estherās story. She stands outside Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, and I couldnāt visit without taking Esther with me! Swipe to see the page from the book featuring Liden Gunver (spoiler-free!) I might have more to say about this book later, but for now Iām just sitting with the feelings it has left me – itās one I know will be in my heart for a long time ā¤ļøš©š° * #BookishBron #EstherWilding #HollyRingland #TheSevenSkinsOfEstherWilding #AusLit #LidenGunver #VisitCopenhagen #RosenborgCastleLikes : 3
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Caption : In 2014 when I stood spellbound in Copenhagen in front of the sculpture of Liden Gunver, I remember taking photos of her and thinking as goosebumps went through me, remember her, she means something to you, you just donāt know it yet. It was my first time in Denmark, country of my ancestors, and we were there from Manchester for just a long weekend, a surprise trip from Sam. At the time I was bereaved and felt like a mess; funny how in the depths of that kind of grief we can be wide open for the inexplicable to find us. 8 years later, Liden Gunver became an elemental part of Esther Wilding and her sister Aura Wildingās stories in my second novel. Now, ten years later, seeing this post from @bookishbron is a kind of wonder I donāt have words to name. Thank you Bron, for blowing my mind and sharing this magic. Maybe she chose the depths, maybe sheās free. š©µšøš¦āā¬ Repost ā¢ @bookishbron I started The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding (by @hollygoeslightly) on our flight from Australia to Denmark, and read it as we travelled around the country and back to Copenhagen. I honestly couldnāt have had a better travelling companion than Esther. This was one of those books that I felt in my bones and my heart and my soul. Copenhagen, and later the Faroe Islands felt like characters in the book and I just loved that. Iāve spent a little bit of time living in Denmark in the past, and Estherās experience of arriving into the place and culture really moved me. A lot about the book moved me to be honest – I was nearly sobbing on the bus reading one part in particular that left me feeling like my chest had been broken open. This little statue in the photo, Liden Gunver, plays an important part in Estherās story. She stands outside Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, and I couldnāt visit without taking Esther with me! Swipe to see the page from the book featuring Liden Gunver (spoiler-free!) I might have more to say about this book later, but for now Iām just sitting with the feelings it has left me – itās one I know will be in my heart for a long time ā¤ļøš©š° * #BookishBron #EstherWilding #HollyRingland #TheSevenSkinsOfEstherWilding #AusLit #LidenGunver #VisitCopenhagen #RosenborgCastleLikes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Heart explosions!! Thank you so much for reading sharing your creativity @katie.reads.things. ššš§”š©· Repost ā¢ @katie.reads.things This book spoke directly to my soul. I loved it so much. I want everyone to read it. It was uplifting and inspiring and it made me remember that joy is worthwhile, and that spending your time creating (however that looks for you) is not a waste of time, and not just something to do when all the other ārealā things have been done. Ā One of the (many!) reasons why I love bookstagram is that it gives me a creative outlet. Iāve always liked creating things but never had a ārealā reason to do so before ā Iād paint something but have nowhere to put it, or do a photography course but then have nothing to photograph, or Iād deem whatever Iād created not good enough and put it in the bin. Bookstagram changed that for me. I LOVE taking photos of books, I love making book art, and I love writing these slightly rambly reviews. Before bookstagram, I felt like I needed permission to be creative, that creating for the sake of creating was somehow not enough. While this account now provides me with a reason, I wish Iād read this book earlier to realise that I donāt actually *need* a reason. That creating just for the sake of feeling joy is more than enough, and that anything that brings us joy is worth nurturing. I also loved that this book mixes in parts of Hollyās own story ā particularly her writing journey. Iāve read (and loved!) all of Hollyās books and I loved learning how they were created. I also really loved that Holly shares her own ideas for beating imposter syndrome and overcoming creative block. This is not a self help book or a text on how to be creative. Rather, itās a raw, honest and beautifully told series of anecdotes, tips and affirmations told in a way that feels like having tea with your best friend (in fact, even though Holly and I have never met nor spoken, I feel like we may, in fact, be best friends)ā¤ļø Listen to the audio (read by Holly!) (on Spotify Premium!) ā she is warm and funny and so full of joy. I loved it and highly recommend. Ā Swipe to see me nurturing my creativity šLikes : 3
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Caption : Heart explosions!! Thank you so much for reading sharing your creativity @katie.reads.things. ššš§”š©· Repost ā¢ @katie.reads.things This book spoke directly to my soul. I loved it so much. I want everyone to read it. It was uplifting and inspiring and it made me remember that joy is worthwhile, and that spending your time creating (however that looks for you) is not a waste of time, and not just something to do when all the other ārealā things have been done. Ā One of the (many!) reasons why I love bookstagram is that it gives me a creative outlet. Iāve always liked creating things but never had a ārealā reason to do so before ā Iād paint something but have nowhere to put it, or do a photography course but then have nothing to photograph, or Iād deem whatever Iād created not good enough and put it in the bin. Bookstagram changed that for me. I LOVE taking photos of books, I love making book art, and I love writing these slightly rambly reviews. Before bookstagram, I felt like I needed permission to be creative, that creating for the sake of creating was somehow not enough. While this account now provides me with a reason, I wish Iād read this book earlier to realise that I donāt actually *need* a reason. That creating just for the sake of feeling joy is more than enough, and that anything that brings us joy is worth nurturing. I also loved that this book mixes in parts of Hollyās own story ā particularly her writing journey. Iāve read (and loved!) all of Hollyās books and I loved learning how they were created. I also really loved that Holly shares her own ideas for beating imposter syndrome and overcoming creative block. This is not a self help book or a text on how to be creative. Rather, itās a raw, honest and beautifully told series of anecdotes, tips and affirmations told in a way that feels like having tea with your best friend (in fact, even though Holly and I have never met nor spoken, I feel like we may, in fact, be best friends)ā¤ļø Listen to the audio (read by Holly!) (on Spotify Premium!) ā she is warm and funny and so full of joy. I loved it and highly recommend. Ā Swipe to see me nurturing my creativity šLikes : 3
3 Likes – Holly Ringland Instagram
Caption : Co-hosting Back To Nature was an extraordinary experience and honour in countless ways. Itās an ongoing joy to know viewers continue to connect with the series. If youāre one of them, I hope our walks with country inspire you to hug a tree next time youāre in the company of one you love šš³ #AreYouAHuggerOrALeaner Also, for any teachers reading this – did you know @cultureislifeorg has curriculum resources based on Back To Nature? Go to their website for more info. Thanks for your post @wayapawuurrk and for all you do. ššš± Repost ā¢ @wayapawuurrk If you havenāt already seen it , we can highly recommend watching the visually stunning series on @abciview āBack To Natureā. This was on a few years ago and will take you on a journey across country. Each episode showcases not just the beauty of our Mother Earth, but the joy of that Wayapa (connection ) in the hosts as they narrate and the gentle way they walk with country. Have you seen this one ? Did you love it too ? Any other good recommendations for weekend Wayapa style viewing ? #backtonatureau #wayapawuurrk #earthwellness #culture #mindbodyspiritLikes : 3
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Caption : Thank you to the wonderful @janerocca_ for this opportunity to shout my love for this very good human (and his Scooby Doo aesthetic) from the weekend paper rooftops. And also for the most joyous interview together. In todayās @sundaylifeau magazine. Hanging out for 14 years and countingā¦ ā¤ļøāš„Likes : 3