Grace Heers - Author
A compelling, eloquent, and compassionate voice.
Grace Heers - Author
A compelling, eloquent, and compassionate voice.
Darling Humans: living in the shadows of Kings Cross
I went to Kings Cross, Sydney to find adventure after parenthood, a second crack at life. And I went to write.
I found my muse everywhere, lives pushed into the margins, human beings subsisting on illegal substances and the pastimes needed to fund their supply. The place pulsed. I felt alive. I also found my own wounds. I saw my wreckage reflected in a thousand damaged mirrors that inhabited the streets. And I kept on, refusing to look away. Becoming witness and participant and writing it all down ...
Writing my first memoir, Darling Humans, has been the most fulfilling creative act I have engaged in - to date! But bringing my authentic self to the page also required more courage than I knew I had. I worried: What would people think? What would the fallout be?
But, finally, gradually, I came to know that I needed to be a foot soldier for my own truth.
My freedom lay in showing my face to the world. At last.
Like many of my era, I was brought up to hide the dirty linen. My memoir exists as my utter rejection of that ethos.
My hope is that readers will find inspiration in my uncovering and the strength to bring their own stories into the world.
Unearth your story - writing workshops
Everyone who has a story to tell. A voice to unleash.
Sometimes we struggle to speak our truth and unleash our authentic voice into the world. We fear we have nothing worth saying, or that no-one cares anyway. Perhaps we doubt our ability to write stories or feel sure we don't have the time to spend.
This workshop can change everything!
You will journey deep to unearth the story in your heart ... and bring it to the light.
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