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Writing Women Who Refuse to Play by the Rules

Writing Women Who Refuse to Play by the Rules

The Novelry, May 25, 2025 You may have noticed a rise in the number of books, TV shows, and movies in which our protagonist is a woman who has just had enough. She is angry, on the edge, and unprepared to take it anymore. This may seem like a recent trend, but the truth is,… Continue reading…

Conversations with a Dead Friend

Conversations with a Dead Friend

“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.” – René Descartes.  It is hard to believe it is seven years since Helen Lamb died and six years since her brilliant debut novel, Three Kinds of Kissing, was published posthumously by Vagabond Voices. It is a… Continue reading…

I chose my best friend as my ‘life partner’ over romantic love

I chose my best friend as my ‘life partner’ over romantic love

Sydney Morning Herald, October 30, 2020 This year, my best friend and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary of living together. Twenty years in a relationship that, for a long time, I have struggled to describe. We are friends, companions, emotional but not sexual intimates, and we’ve built a partnership that shares attributes with traditional… Continue reading…

TJ Emerson