PinnedAnna SubletThe Light and the Dark–On DemocracyOld Parliament House is a treasure of dark and light, of hope and history on the hill. Inside, time capsules hold stories of policy…Mar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
PinnedAnna SubletinAge of AwarenessPenpals, write! How writing to strangers connects us to community.I’m gazing into a postcard of the mountains of Massachusetts, a bookmark with an Emily Dickinson quote in my other hand: ‘It’s all I have…Feb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
Anna SubletWattle Day–a Spring memory.This piece from 2015 was written some months before dad died, in the year of his last wattle and his last Father’s Day. The boy is now…Sep 1, 2023Sep 1, 2023
Anna SubletThe Untethering.My child flies away, carrying my old backpack and her new dreams.Aug 15, 2023Aug 15, 2023
Anna SubletThe WaitingMorning walk. I wake too late to do my nature writing workshop so I decide to get out into nature instead! Head off at about 7 am…Jun 25, 2022Jun 25, 2022
Anna SubletinAge of AwarenessBirdsong spinning me homeWhen the branches of Eucalyptus botryoides fall, as they often do, they root again and continue to grow. The tree is its own ecosystem…Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
Anna SubletCharting my Father’s CourseInside the pages of the old school atlas, the small boy holds the pencil, angling it as he edges around Australia’s shores. My father’s…May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Anna SubletDying to Have your Hair done?When I heard a woman remark ‘I’d rather die than not have my hair done,’ I wrote the words down, stunned. It’s strange what has been…Sep 10, 20202Sep 10, 20202