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Who I am:: I dream in color. I write poems. I write other stuff. I take photos, often in black and white. I read. I social work. I advocate. I am learning curve-aceous. I am abstracted. I am feminist.

I have intense respect for the human spirit and our ability to change, grow, find wings and fly.

Hi there, and thanks for dropping by to visit my SheWrites Page. A quickie intro: my primary blog is a research and article blog about family estrangement called, E-Stranged. I'm in the process of researching and writing a book on this fascinating topic. I find it difficult to navigate between all the different types of writing/work I do - so am considering dividing my poetry and photography into their own blogs. For today that feels like too much work ;)

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Media outlets that I currently write for:: Professional journals, small press, poetry journals, blogs

My writing is:: Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Blog Posts

Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:: I review books

Services I offer to other writers:: Will consider reviewing if its in an area of interest - social work, alternative families, child protection, parenting, family estrangement etc

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I dream in color. I write poems. I write other stuff. I take photos, often in black and white. I read. I social work. I advocate. I am learning curve-aceous. I am abstracted. I am feminist.
I have intense respect for the human spirit and our ability to change, grow, find wings and fly.

Hi there, and thanks for dropping by to visit my SheWrites Page. A quickie intro: my primary blog is WrongSide which I have recently dug up from its VOX home, and transplanted to Wordpress. It's roots are still grumpy from being moved. I also maintain a research and article blog about family estrangement called, E-Stranged. I'm in the process of researching and writing a book on this fascinating topic. I find it difficult to navigate between all the different types of writing/work I do - so am considering dividing my poetry and photography into their own blogs. For today that feels like too much work ;)

You can also find me here:
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Mark Sichel; Burning Mothers [who write about their children] In The Town Square

Posted on December 11, 2009 at 5:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

As many will be aware, I have been hard at work on my research about family estrangement. As a part of my research I do what every good researcher does … I trawl Google looking for other writers, books, people who share the interest. As such I was pretty stoked when I found an article in Psychology Today, tagged estrangement. The article was doubly interesting to me as it was written by… Continue

Are You Really My Friend If I Haven’t Met You?

Posted on December 9, 2009 at 2:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Yesterday I read a very long winded article about friendship. The article, Faux Friendship, by William Deresiewicz goes to some length to educate his reader why in the advance of technology, friendship has gone down hill. Deresiewicz laments that we ‘no longer have families’ so we have to have friends, and as anthropologist… Continue

Bad Mommy!

Posted on December 5, 2009 at 11:00pm 10 Comments 0 Likes

Shocking?

I see it, out front, no one can miss it, but I can’t believe I am seeing it. Some cutesy card, “I have puppies instead of children. I’d rather ruin my carpets than my life“. I find myself looking around me. Does anyone else see this? Do they SEE this?!

Like so much that passes for humor, maybe this is funny, because, somewhere inside, it resonates .. it rings true.

We will deny it. Mothers do. If you ask us,… Continue

Families Gone AWOL

Posted on December 5, 2009 at 10:09pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

I started my morning with a cup of coffee and reading Allison Gilbert’s well considered article, Parenting Without Parents: How to be a parent without your own. It’s an interesting article and it raised questions for me. For starters, I wondered how hard it had been to find a photograph of a typical, nuclear family of four, cheerfully… Continue

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At 6:51am on December 13, 2009, LaTonya said…: Hi Fiona,

Just added your blog to my blogroll at Black-Eyed Susan's. Thanks for linking the Social Justice Challenge, too.

At 9:27pm on December 8, 2009, E Victoria Flynn said…: Hi Fiona,

Welcome to Mother Writer! I read your blog post Bad Mommy last night and am still mulling it over. There are so many expectations residing inside the idea of motherhood and so many more fighting their way through the actual living of it. You made a lot of very valid points heightened by the fact that two childless friends of mine have said within the last few days, "Thank you for validating my decision not to have children." Anyway, we're glad to have you aboard. If there is anything you need just drop
a line.

--Victoria

At 11:38pm on December 6, 2009, dianejwright said…: Hi Fiona. I had a peek at your blog. Interesting work. I don't normally do this (especially with members of one of my cherished groups) but...because of your specific focus, I thought you might be intrigued by Birthday Girl, my novel. I'll just leave you the link. Peek if if you like. Hope that's not too pushy. Glad to have you in our group.
/djw (a fellow "Victorian" at heart)

At 10:43am on December 6, 2009, dianejwright said…: Fiona, welcome to Writers in Canada. We're happy to have you with us! Do drop in to our Introductions thread and share a bit about yourself and your work. Tell the group that you're living in Brisbane! Where did you grow up? What brings you to us? Keep in mind that links to books and other well-meant self-promotion efforts are always encouraged!
/djw

At 9:38am on December 6, 2009, Julie Jeffs said…: Hi Fiona,

Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.

I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.

Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Look forward to reading your posts.

Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50
http://juliejeffs.blogspot.com

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Fiona McColl commented on the blog post 'Child Support of Social Security ?'

I know this story well, but am not American so your dilemma about child support or social security wasn't mine. Here is what I have come to. I belive that courts should order child support amounts a standard base amount that is dependent up on…

Dec 19, 2009

Fiona McColl commented on the blog post 'Bad Mommy!'

Hi Jennifer - a big thanks for reading and posting, especially since I swiped ''ya bits'' for my post ;) Really pleased you enjoyed. and Hi to you as well Suzanne :) You are so right abut the pressure we put on ourselves (and…

Dec 15, 2009

Suzanne Barston commented on the blog post 'Bad Mommy!'

I could not agree more. I am writing a book about my own "bad" mothering move (formula feeding) and have been actively reading books, articles and blog posts about the pressure we put on ourselves to be perfect. It is widespread and really…

Dec 14, 2009

Fiona McColl replied to the discussion 'Social Justice Challenge 2010' in the group Mother Writer!

Hmm that sounds good. I am not sure how everyone else moves around between sites and blogs - my method is probably a bit clunky and I am sure there has to be an easier way!

Dec 13, 2009

LaTonya left a comment for Fiona McColl

Hi Fiona, Just added your blog to my blogroll at Black-Eyed Susan's. Thanks for linking the Social Justice Challenge, too.

Dec 13, 2009

Fiona McColl replied to the discussion 'Social Justice Challenge 2010' in the group Mother Writer!

Hey LaTonya :) I'm new girl to SheWrites, and still trying to work it all out. I just discovered earlier that I have email :/ We might need to ask the other folks around the place how to get their attention ;)

Dec 13, 2009

Fiona McColl replied to the discussion 'Writing about our children' in the group Mother Writer!

I wrote a post about this a short time back, Mark Sichel: Burning Mom’s In the Town Square, which I have since linked over here to my SheWrites blog. I intended to bring it forward to discuss with the 'mommy writer' groups I have…

Dec 13, 2009

Fiona McColl replied to the discussion 'Social Justice Challenge 2010' in the group Mother Writer!

Yep, I'll sign on for this!

Dec 13, 2009

Mark Sichel; Burning Mothers [who write about their children] In The Town Square

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Jennifer Niesslein commented on the blog post 'Bad Mommy!'

Love it, Fiona!

Dec 11, 2009

Fiona McColl commented on the blog post 'Bad Mommy!'

Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Kim and Catherine :) I'm glad you both enjoyed the article! Yep Kim, you may well want to make that recording - I have photos and various bits and bobs I pull out when my kids are doing the bad mommy…

Dec 10, 2009

Catherine Anderson commented on the blog post 'Bad Mommy!'

Thank you for this post. This was exactly what I needed to read this morning. The verboten part rings so true. As a single mother (who choose this path with intentions via adoption and a donor!) I feel as if I am even more forbidden to have my…

Dec 9, 2009

Kim Machir commented on the blog post 'Bad Mommy!'

Fantastic blog, Fiona. It is funny how my own mommy guilt prevents me from admitting freely whether or not I agree. (Of course, would it prevent me if I disagreed? So there you have it.) As a preemptive strike against being called a "bad…

Dec 9, 2009

Are You Really My Friend If I Haven’t Met You?

Yesterday I read a very long winded article about friendship. The article, Faux Friendship, by William Deresiewicz goes to some length to educate his reader why in the advance of technology, friendship has gone down hill. Deresiewicz laments that we ‘no longer have families’ so we have to have friends, and as anthropologist Robert Brain says, “we’re friends with everyone…See More

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Fiona McColl left a comment for E Victoria Flynn

Hi Victoria - thanks for popping by and reading Bad Mommy. I find it reassuring that other people are actually taking those ideas in and mulling them over. It's refreshing to be able to be genuine :) Looking forward to getting to know you…

Dec 9, 2009

Fiona McColl commented on the blog post 'Bad Mommy!'

Hi Victoria - and thanks so much for reading and your comments. You really would have been plunged into motherhood! Motherhood is a tuff gig - maybe the tuffest. There's also lots of really awesome things about it too. I get tired having one…

Dec 8, 2009