I’ve got two daughters. They are the most exceptional people I’ve ever met. I was so moved by this.

From Mr Aston Kutcher (via Australian Anthill)    

I’ve got three of Dan McCarthy’s prints, but really I’d like to have them all – note to self, buy more walls. I named a chapter in Night Beach after one of his paintings (The Gloaming). I wish I had been early enough to pick up this print. It glows in the dark.    

So I’m back from Coonabarabran, and Coona High’s Feast of Words festival. (Forever Dare, because it’s Coona High’s motto, and (III) because it was my third time out there). This school punches far above its weight. Just goes to show how good a public school can be when it has incredible staff and the support of a community. Feast of Pi is run

Can be good. I’m off to work in it for a while. But before I go, I wanted to wish you guys a merry Christmas and a happy 2013. Thanks for reading, thanks for your emails, thanks for sharing the work. And while we’re on the topic of silence, I found this really helpful. Maybe some of you will, too. 

Is this print by Daniel Danger. Alas, it sold out millions of years ago. Check out his work if you haven’t already seen it. (It’s been featured on Supernatural. How’s that for props?)   

Centre for Youth Literature! The celebratory program looks hot, so if you’re down that way (Melbourne) get on it.