Clichés, Compassion, Creativity and that other C-word

As restrictions start to ease, and a resemblance of normal life creeps back in, I contemplate how just like the bushfires, COVID-19 will be a time in our life that we never forget. We would all agree we’ve learned a great deal from the coronavirus and this experience, and it’s important we don’t forget those […]

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In the wake of Las Vegas and the New York Terror Attack: Local Author Reflects

As I was going through the checkout a few weeks ago, a lady commented on the national paper that lay across my groceries. “Tragedy. It’s everywhere!” Her remark referred to an inferno-like picture of a truck crash in Singleton after it had been stolen and driven recklessly down the New England Highway causing chaos along […]

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Ask Sharon: Let it go

Following is a copy of the full version of the column featured in The Area News complete with the “Let It Go” card from Doreen Virtue’s Ascended Masters Oracle Cards. LAST week Maria asked: “I work a lot then when I’m at home I’m busy doing all the other stuff that has to get done. I worry that my kids […]

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Ask Sharon: Parenthood a constant juggling act

Following is a copy of the full version of the column featured in The Area News complete with the “Compassion” card from Doreen Virtue’s Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards. THIS week Maria asked: “I work a lot then when I’m at home I’m busy doing all the other stuff that has to get done. I worry that my kids […]

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