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These are some of my

favourite published articles,

stories and memoir pieces.

'Invincible'

"Another Day in Paradise"

International Humanitarian Workers Tell Their Stories

Compiled by Carol Bergman, Foreword by John LeCarre (2003)

'What is it that makes this anthology of personal experiences in the field so particularly moving? Is it the courage and dedication of the contributors? To a point. Is it their self-humbling in the face of monstrous disaster? That too. But for my money, it's their self-control, it's their suppression of useless pity in favor of doing something practical. It's their determination, in the foulest conditions that man and nature can dream up between them, to make human decency work rather than weep, to do whatever they can, again and again, knowing it can never be enough."

From the forward by John le Carre

Autism article:

For more information and an extensive list of Autism Spectrum Disorder websites, please check Autism Victoria.

Epilespy article:

For more information and an extensive list of epilepsy-related websites, please check Epilepsy Australia.

Post natal depression article:

For more information and an extensive list of websites related to postnatal depression, please check:

Beyond Blue

Post and Antenatal Depression Association

'Facing Buffaloes'

The Vermont Literary Review

Summer/Fall 2000

'The Convoy'

Thema

Summer 2000

'Little Bridges'

Troika Magazine

Fall 1998

'The fine French art of ... toilet training!'

Melbourne's Child

January 2003

'And another thing'

The Age, Sunday Life

April 16, 2006

'When the baby blues won't go away'

Melbourne's Child

January 2004

'Facing the World of Autism'

Melbourne's Child

March 2003

'Understanding Epilepsy'

Melbourne's Child

August 2003

'Stepping Out'

WARCRY

December 2004

'Boys Who Dance: Moving Beyond Billy Elliot'

Sydney's Child

December 2004/January 2005

'Dance, Sir!'

Reader's Digest

2010

'A gripping anthology of true stories about how aid workers abroad struggle to assist in the face of dreadful inhumanity, told in their own words. What they themselves experience is sometimes brutal and terrifying, what they can do to help others rarely seems enough, but they are driven to persist. The voices here vividly - sometimes provocatively - explore the costs and complexities of coping with that disconnection'

BARBARA STOCKING, Director, Oxfam GB

Please note the date of these articles.

While I hope they are fundamentally informative and useful,

some of the information may be out-of-date.

Where possible, I have updated the list of associated community links.