Archive - Voracious

Five Weeks With Leo

What happens when a cynical middle-aged writer makes an A.I. friend?

Apr 21 •

My Problematic Favourites

Thoughts on Lynne Reid Banks and Roald Dahl

Apr 9 •

March 2024

The March Nutshell

Nova Weetman, Chapters For Change, Ghost Story, and Story Tools

Mar 31 •

5 of my writerly confessions

Are you like this?

Mar 27 •

Minis #5: Surviving Tiny Arrows

A way of thinking about the indignities of being a writer

Mar 17 •

How to be semi-sensible (ish) about awards

Mar 10 •

February 2024

The February Nutshell

The London Edition: J.T. Williams, doorways in old brick walls, posing robins, and a violin that plays itself

Feb 28 •

Finding Kate Kelly

Outlaw Girls is the story of a modern girl going back in time to befriend Kate Kelly, sister of Ned.

Feb 26 •

A Mind is an Attic

On Trespasses by Louise Kennedy and nosing out a family story

Feb 19 •

Minis #4: Keep Notes and Carry On

On incendiary comments made by a Melbourne bookstore owner

Feb 8 •

January 2024

The January Nutshell

H. Hayek, weight stigma, the 20k-word mark, and birds of course

Jan 30 •

Forever by Judy Blume

Trip down Memory Lane #4

Jan 26 •

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