Then there’s Kate Strohm, who’s again heading to Italy to present on sibling issues discussed in her book, Siblings: Brothers and Sisters of Children with Disability<\/a>. She presented at workshops in Italy in 2006 and 2013, and this year she’s preparing to present in Assisi and Glasgow. Kate says the experiences have been especially memorable – though working with a translator all day can be exhausting! – and reinforce the idea that families are the same the world over.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Then Philip Butterss, who has been running all over town presenting for the brilliant C.J. Dennis biography, An Unsentimental Bloke<\/a>, has a launch<\/a> coming up at Laura on the 22 June. Laura<\/a>‘s a pretty rad place – C.J. Dennis wrote the poem ‘Laura Days’ about his time there:<\/p>\n When the evening sun slants through the gums, Couldn’t have put it better myself, Clarry. Except I would have added a line about how it’s the homeplace of Golden North ice cream, obvs.<\/p>\n And that’s only three accounted for! To keep up with everyone else, keep an eye on our events calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rise and shine kiddies, let this new (and short!) week begin … To be perfectly honest, we’re struggling to keep up with our authors over here — There’s Dino Hodge, on Late Night Live with Phillip Adams last night discussing … Continue reading ![\"Siblings](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/files\/newsletters\/Siblings2.jpg?resize=441%2C634\")
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\nBy my forest-rimmed abode
\nOnce more the old clear picture comes,
\nAnd my mind drifts down the road;
\nBack to the town by Beetaloo,
\nWhere the rocky river strays;
\nBack to the old kind friends I knew
\nIn the dear dead Laura days.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n