June 2017 ~ Helen Hagemann

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

The Pinnacles + poem

The Pinnacles are a weird limestone forest situated near Cervantes, about two hours drive from my home. When you walk around them they have very unusual shapes, and are almost Gothic like a parade of old souls, esp. at dusk when we took these photographs. I don't think I would have liked to stay after dark! Many have characteristics of human beings. There's Darth...

Interview with a "Sureflap" Cat (for the frustrated owner!)

This is a tongue-in-cheek post. I thought it high time to reveal the trials, tribulations and struggles to get Cat Boss aka Shibby to come and go through her "Sureflap". What is a Sureflap? The SureFlap DualScan Microchip Cat Door is suitable for multi-pet households to control the access of your pets both into and out of the house. The...

Almost Human: Poem

Almost Human At night there's the limbering the extended stretch Off to bed at ten to her side, which is your side surrendered In the middle of the night an unexpected weight aligns the warmth of pillow A cat will enter your silence be silent, until a nasal breath enters your ear A partnership co-exists each one knowing some little thing about the other A cat...

Shibby & Buddy

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This is a tribute to my male cat, Buddy. Gone now for 2.5 years. It has taken me until now to write about him, as at the time, of course, I was very sad, but I had also lost my partner of 12 years. I realise now what a real treasure my boys were. Especially, Buddy. He protected the property with such zealous determination that eventually it got the better of him, winning...

Kangaroos at Donnolly River Mill

Kangaroos at Donnolly River Mill Sundown marks a gravel expanse, the warmth of ochre lines. Kangaroos gather round, and like a painting of an old town, the open space is their space. The backdrop is the old mill, almost down, an historic treasure not known, a timber mill hailing a gold mine, soon to be ground, not preserved, unkempt, not kept, renegated to its knees....

Artwork: Arts Centre Cafe by Daniela Selir (1994) Entering this competition as part of my writing practice. My story is a bit bleak, however the artist Daniela Selir would have known about the Fremantle Arts Centre as a historic women's lunatic asylum (1865-1901). A blue figure on the top right hand dormer window is not there by chance. And so I have capitalized on this,...

Creative Writing Lessons: Latest News

Reflexive Writing Lesson Workshop Ideas for Prose Workshops In the past I have uploaded first drafts of my writing, including poetry, flash fiction, short stories and novel chapters. I have had some success as a published poet, however, writing like most artistic pursuits does not attract an income. On my new blog, I have included "Creative Writing...