TWR “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” Ursula K Le Guin Pilgrimage has taught me many things and chief among them is this salutary lesson: There is no 'there'. Twice I've set on Very Long...
TWR "When you are in a car, beautiful places are a moment; when you stop the car, they are a cluster of moments. When you walk, beautiful places are an eternity carved into the soul." I remember exactly where I was when I wrote that. I was walking...
TWR "The longing is the path." Anna Davidovich There's nothing like a long walk to get to know the voices in your head. It's hilarious really . . . until you realise those voices are shaping every moment of every day of your life. Some years ago, I walked...
TWR "Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you." Unknown The unknown is good for us. I know, right? It's terrifying! At times, anyway. Even those of us uncommonly drawn to the Unknown, and its life partner Change, suffer moments of holy f***, what am...
This one's for the storytellers of the west! Thank you for your support for our workshops. And our thanks to Women Out West for acknowledging the value of The Write Road's work in rural and remote areas. Founder Stephanie Dale was honoured to accept the 2014 award for Outstanding Contribution...
Her Place is a 3-day series of writing and photography workshops that celebrate women's connection to place. For the past two centuries, Outback Australia has been the mythic domain of rugged men and bush poets. Women's experiences and artistic and/or literary expressions of Outback Australia have been...
My Place is a celebration of story - an annual campfire event at Bourke's Festival of 1000 Stories that showcases words and images that reflect connections to remote landscapes My Place is an inclusive neighbourhood project that aims to broaden community connections and challenge the dominant narrative...
Light comes slowly to the Bogan River. I'm lazing beneath the straggly gums by the riverbank on a fold out chair, a freshly brewed cuppa warming my hands. The muddy brown water is dark and still in the clouded light. The early pelicans glide by,...
It was always going to be a wild weekend, driving the dog fence with a pair of Tibooburra's spirited women. Vicki Crozier was in town to deliver kelpie pups to her mates who run the stations in NSW's remote top corner. Phyllis Ainsworth was in town...
This is a story about small incidents up the Bell River valley, on the fringe of the Catombal Range, where my friends Helen and Ann live on a diminutive settlement called Swan Farm. Bell River in June is a swathe of sunshine. Early morning frosts give...
Written by Stephanie Dale, author, journalist & traveling writer; founder of The Write Road and Walk and Write.