This article appeared in the SouthCoast Register on 25 November 2022 A journey through the archives inspired author Carole Lander to step back in time, and look at Nowra through the eyes of a young resident from a prominent family. The year, 1918. The resident: Ann Scotchmer, aged 11. Sons, brothers, fathers, and husbands are […]
Patsy stared out of the kitchen window. Last week’s storm had left big streaks on the panes. I should get out there and clean them. Her eyes wandered across the fading green wall paint to the calendar and the picture of snowmen on the December page. Stupid for an Australian calendar. I’ll choose a better […]
Published in Storm Cloud Publishing’s Christmas Anthology 2020 ‘Look at me. I’m on a trampoline!’ Luke yelled. He was jumping on the sofa next to where the cat was curled up in a cosy ball of fur. Tabitha’s insides turned a somersault as the soft cushion underneath her shook and bounced. Her back arched. […]
Short story published in Storm Cloud Publishing’s Open House 4 Anthology (August 2020) Marge’s feet hurt in her light sandals that were completely unsuitable for the cobblestone streets. The clack clack of a motorcycle horn frightened her and she was beginning to think this trip to Paris had been a stupid idea after all. She […]
Short story for children by Carole Lander published by Storm Cloud Publishing. Bella burst into her grandparents’ house, throwing her backpack on the hall floor and jumping into Poppa’s arms. ‘Whoa, girl. You’re getting too big for this!’ he groaned, falling into an armchair. Bella giggled and turned to hug her Nonna. Every school holidays […]
Published by Storm Cloud Publishing in Open House anthology Anna’s phone beeped as she applied strokes of green paint to her mural of the Australian bush. She ignored it because she wanted to get in another hour’s work before relaxing – perhaps doing some yoga stretches and then trying the new wine her neighbour made […]
My short story for children, entitled ‘Christmas Dreams‘, is now published in Storm Cloud Publishing’s Christmas Tales 3. You can read it here too. I stood at the top of the ramp, settled myself on the skateboard and prepared to sail down to the bottom. My stomach turned a somersault. Keeping my eyes on the slope […]
This article appeared in the November edition of ‘Buzz Words’ – a magazine for children’s writers and illustrators. Interview with Carole Lander For how long have you worked as an editor? Freelance or full-time, and if full-time with which publishing house/s? I’ve been a freelance editor since 2013. I work mainly on educational texts published […]
Many short-statured people will have heard of Professor Tom Shakespeare who is an English sociologist, broadcaster and disability activist. He came to Australia in 2014 to give the keynote talk at the Australian Applied Disability Research conference hosted by National Disability Services. While Carole Lander was in the UK recently she had the opportunity to chat […]
Last week I wrote about ways in which the national (Australian) curriculum supports students who live with a disability. This is through the General Capabilities. I mentioned the Personal and Social Capability, but there’s another – Ethical Understanding. In an ideal world we would not need to directed towards ethical behaviour but unfortunately that is not […]