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Bethany Keats

Bethany Keats: writer, PhD student, ballerina

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Conversations with a Farmhouse

June 12, 2025 by Bethany Keats

I will be presenting at The Australian Historical Association’s 2025 conference on the motif of the house in gothic literature and how it can be used by historians to better understand women’s history and communicate historical narratives.

Posted in: Writing Tagged: PhD

Short story: A North-South Dance

October 31, 2020 by Bethany Keats
legs of dancers in pointe, flat, and demi-pointe shoes

This is my non-entry in the Townsville City Council Short Story Competition on the theme “My life in the North”. Just because I’m not eligible to enter doesn’t mean I can’t write something. The fan whirred.  Click. Click. It’s uneven. A wobble each rotation. I can’t remember the last time I slept in silence. A … [Read more…]

Posted in: Who am I?, Writing Tagged: ballet, gardening, life, Place, short story, Writing

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  • Reflections on 10 years of adult ballet
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