top of page

A Blog on Life, the Universe & Stories...
We hope you enjoy this collection of stories, insights and articles about reading and life from our groups members, facilitators, clients, community and friends.
Search


New Blue Mountains Men's Groups: Call for Volunteers
We are looking for volunteers to become facilitators for our new Shared Reading Men's Groups to begin in October to support Men's Mental...

Christopher Smith
Aug 122 min read
Â
Â
Â


Thank you Ma’am... So, what does it mean to care?
A reflection on 'caring' prompted by Langston Hughes' masterpiece of economic storytelling 'Thank you Ma'am' ... Portrait of Langston Hughes by German artist Winold Reiss. At just over a thousand words, Thank you Ma’am by Langston Hughes is a masterpiece of economic storytelling. He makes us care so much about the two characters that we cannot help but flesh them out. This is the essence of storytelling, to make the reader care. If they care, they’re engaged, they read on. I

Christopher Smith
Aug 37 min read
Â
Â
Â


Powerful documentary reveals how ‘Shared Reading’ is fighting the Loneliness Epidemic
'Life, the Universe & Stories' is now available to watch on YouTube... A heartwarming and inspiring new short documentary entitled ‘...

Christopher Smith
Jul 113 min read
Â
Â
Â


What’s not to love?!
A reflection on the experience of Shared Reading and our Facilitator Training written by Susan Connell... I love books and love reading....

Christopher Smith
Jun 232 min read
Â
Â
Â


Men's Mental Health Funding Boost
We're very happy to share the news of the new funding we have secured for new Men's Groups as reported in the Blue Mountains Gazette......

Christopher Smith
May 212 min read
Â
Â
Â
bottom of page

