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A Magazine for Authors, Writers & Lovers of the Written Word
Volume 3 Issue 14

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A word or two about words…
Contributions made to this publication came from all over
the world. So as not to get bogged down or begin a trans-
Pacific war on words, the editor has made the decision to
leave each article in its original format. You will see
different forms of English used in different articles. This
may to some seem inconsistent, but we believe in the
universality of the written form, and wish to engender a
wider tolerance of its use.

Contents

FEATURE ARTICLE
Colouring Books with a Uniquely Australian Message. p. 10
ARTICLES & NEWS
Diary of a Shearer’s Wife p. 20
Behind the Dim Light p. 32
Post-Pandemic Publishing Strategies p.56
Goodbye to Old Friends p.60
POETRY
Poetry Anthology p. 42
BOOK REVIEWS
p. 66

Welcome to the latest issue of Enthralled Magazine.
What terribly difficult times we live in. On top of the devastation
Covid 19 has brought to every person on the planet, the death of
a man at the hands of the police in the US sparked protests and
riots across the globe.
As writers, we are often fuelled by what is going on around
us. In time, we will see more novels, short stories and
poems being written to express the complexity of these
shocking events. And, in this edition we share with you
some amazing articles about how authors and poets are
dealing with what is happening around them.
As well, we discover an interesting way to teach history,
we learn more about the antics of a dog named “Nuts” and
we find out what might lay ahead for authors and publishers
post-pandemic.
Also, I say goodbye to two friends who actually inspired this
very magazine.
Enjoy, and stay enthralled!
Susan Day, Editor
From the editor

Colouring Books with a U

niquely Australian Message

In this issue, we look children’s illustrator, Michael Salmon and
his new range of colouring books. The books focus on the early history of
Australia and are free to download for schools. In “G’day, Captain
Cook!” Michael explores the idea that Captain Cook was the first person
to ‘discover’ Australia. For many years, this was taught in schools, but
as we now know the Australian Aborigines have lived on Country for tens
of thousands of years while white settlement has only existed for 230
years. Michael takes a balanced look at this subject and invites children
to learn about the diverse and rich history of Australian through his
unique colouring books. So, who is Michael Salmon?
Michael Salmon has been involved in graphics, Children’s
literature, TV and Theatre since 1967.
He started his career with surfing cartoons and exhibitions of his
psychedelic art and then joined the famous marionette troupe ‘The
Tintookies’ as a trainee set designer/stage-manager in 1968 (The
Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Sydney)
Since then his work has been solely for young people both here in
Australia and overseas.

His many credits include his ‘Alexander Bunyip show’ (ABC TV
1978-88), pantomimes, fabric and varied merchandise designs, toy and
board game invention and the writing and illustrating of over 170 picture
story-books and activity-books for young readers. Several million copies
of his titles have been sold worldwide.
Michael has been visiting Australian Primary Schools since 1972.
His hour long sessions are humorous, fun, interactive and
entertaining, with a focus on Students developing their own creativity.
Suitable for all years.
Many of these School visits can be seen on his website:
www.michaelsalmon.com.au
Several trips have been up to the Gulf of Carpentaria Savannah
Schools and to the remote Aboriginal community Schools on Cape York
Peninsula, as a guest of EDU QLD.
The Australian Government honoured his work in 2004 by
printing a 32nd Centenary, special edition of his first book ‘The Monster
that ate Canberra’ as a Commonwealth publication … for both residents
and visitors to our Capital. Every Federal Politician received a copy!

Michael was also the designer of ‘Buddy Bear’ for the Alannah
and Madeline Foundation (Port Arthur 1996). The Foundation financially
supports Children/Families who are victims of violence/violent crime;
they are currently running an anti-bullying campaign in Australian
Schools.
In 2010 the ACT Government further recognised his work by
commissioning a bronze statue of his first book character ‘Alexander
Bunyip’. ‘Unveiled’ in April 2011, it stands next to the new Gungahlin
Library in our Federal Capital.
Michael has presented ‘Bunyip-themed history sessions’ for
audiences of School Children at the National Library of Australia since
2011.
A big Thank You to Michael for giving us permission to reprint images
from his website - http://www.michaelsalmon.com.au/index.php/booksthings/australian-history-colouring-sheets

Samples from Australian History Colouring Sheets: G’Day Captain Co
Images from: http://www.michaelsalmon.com.au/index.php/books-things/australia

ok. Welcome to Australia
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Diary of a S
Par

hearer’s Wife
t III

by Amy Layton
(Missed Parts? Click Here)
Just an ordinary day...80kms to town, dropped off my flat tyre
from my road trip to be fixed. Had a busy day in the office, then found
out my tyre was cactus and had to buy a new one. $225 poorer I headed
for home.
Sidenote: Hubby, who is always bloody right, said it was
probably a bone. When he inspected it, yes it was a little piece of bone. I
was pretty quick to say, in my defence, that at no time did I drive over
any roadkill remains. He’s lectured me before on getting punctures from
bones sticking out of kangaroos etc and just to prove him right, this
happened to a friend recently.
I followed her home from a pony club event a couple of hours

away and just before her turn-off she got a flat on the horse float. I pulled
over to help when I realised it wasn’t a last-minute kiddy wee stop, they
were unloading the horses 5 minutes from home, so something was
wrong.
Turns out, she had straddled the dead roo on the road a few
hundred metres back, but it just caught the tyre of the float and ripped a
hole in the side. So, I took that on board and have made great effort to
dodge all roadkill since.
So, for his information, I did not run over anything dead. I blame
Stanley. (See giant Emu sculpture outside of Lightening Ridge in my
Sunday trip home post) I pulled over on the gravel (yes, I left the safety
of the bitumen against hubby’s advice) to get a tourist pic of Stanley. I’m
convinced that’s where I picked up a bone fragment. I should have kept it
for a souvenir. A $225 one!

The Middle of Nowhe

Anyhow, this evening when I pulled up the drive I was greeted
by the ever energetic ‘Nuts’ who was promptly side-tracked by a
half 44 gallon drum I had put at the end of the carport when it
rained on Sunday night, to catch the run off from an overflowing
gutter.
He just can’t help himself. Nuts is hubby’s crazy sheep dog who
is a very unique character and keeps us all entertained. He loves
water more than any other dog I’ve ever known. He will bellyflop
into a dam or a water trough in the middle of a New England winter
and is not opposed to bathing in his water bucket if it’s the only thing
around.
re!
We capture plenty of funny Nuts moments! Hubby sent this one
from out west at Hebel last week, Nutsy thought it was pretty darn hot
working out there.
Hubby finished work early today and has been home since
lunchtime, obviously found things to do around the farm because he
certainly didn’t find anything to put on for dinner!
As I said, just an ordinary day...
Yours truly, A Shearer’s Wife. Follow Amy’s Story on Facebook
All images and story Copyright Amy Layton © 2020

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