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Journalling the Pandemic

I’ve been keeping a journal since the start of the pandemic and I don’t know when I will be able to finish it | Shannon Meyerkort

Researching the Past (in Perth)

Useful websites and resources when researching Perth and West Australian history | shannonmeyerkort.com

Really old books and how they disproved an ancient grudge

A chance discovery at a local book sale led me to disbunk a myth that related to an age-old grudge at my high school | Shannon Meyerkort

Should we be writing about the pandemic?

“So my decision to write a book about the pandemic might be seen as a very unpopular one. Especially since it’s been only six months since the first mention of a novel corona virus and we haven’t yet reached the peak.”

Writing the Time of COVID-19

When I’m immersed in writing a book, I tend to utilise the wee, dark hours when there’s little chance of being disturbed or taken out of the world I am creating. I may change screens to research a quick fact, or display images that evoke a mood or scene I am writing, but I tryContinue reading “Writing the Time of COVID-19”

The First Lines of Australian Novels Rewritten for COVID-19

I admit this isn’t an original idea, but it’s a very good idea. First someone decided to rewrite the first lines of ten classic novels for social distancing. I’m taking the liberty of rewriting the opening lines from 25 of my favourite Australian novels for the Time of COVID-19. Apologies to all concerned. InvisibleContinue reading “The First Lines of Australian Novels Rewritten for COVID-19”

It’s a Small World

If you grew up in Perth in the 1980s and 1990s, chances are you visited It’s A Small World.

The History of Daylight Saving in WA

I recently finished the first draft of a book set in Perth which spans three decades from the 1960s to 1980s. Researching this time frame has brought back many memories – how many do you share? For anyone who believes daylight saving was invented in the 1980s just to torture children, you may be surprisedContinue reading “The History of Daylight Saving in WA”

What’s In a Name? The history of Perth Normal School and Perth Modern

Learn more about Normal Schools and the story behind Perth Modern School | shannonmeyerkort.com

A Whoop In The Dark

The year was 1994. The Wollemi fossil pine had been discovered, Australia experienced its first political assassination and the country had just moved to the eight digit telephone number. It was the year I attended my first – and last – music concert. For a girl who had a fear of large crowds and insufficientContinue reading “A Whoop In The Dark”