An Author's Notebook

What secrets does our house keep? Credit: William Lam Archaeologists recently found a fragment of Roman pottery in my home town, in the...

Something struck me the other day. I could be halfway through my life (assuming there are no unforeseen accidents). Not so long ago, I celeb...

Two themes are dominating my notebook this week - literary festivals and our imminent move to a new house. In amongst pages of removal quote...

Closing the door on the past It's finally happening. After three years of viewing properties and hoarding house particulars, we ar...

Hermaphrodite Mum Three kids and a single mum Little One stamps the pavement outside our house with her new Startrite shoe. "Don...

Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz Credit: William Lam When I was a career gal, I worked in New York for about 18 months during th...