{"id":461,"date":"2026-02-04T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/?p=461"},"modified":"2026-04-10T17:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:34:10","slug":"writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/2026\/02\/writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Bethany writes both fiction and&nbsp;non-fiction, and has featured in literary&nbsp;journals, ABC&nbsp;Online, and independent media websites.&nbsp;She has also spoken at local literature events for Townsville&nbsp;CityLibraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selected fiction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacarandajournal.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yesterday&#8217;s Washing<\/a>, Jacaranda Journal 12.1, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sudojournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4.2-Paper-Flowers.pdf\">Paper Flowers<\/a>, S\u016bd\u014d Journal, 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Selected non-fiction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/home\/post\/p-193647741\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/home\/post\/p-193647741\">Raaza Jamshed connects the experience of women across borders as we strive for freedom<\/a>, The Australian Muslim Review <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rahs.org.au\/history-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An (un) Ordinary Farmhouse near Tamworth: Refuge and Danger in the Family Home<\/a>, Royal Australian Historical Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/everyday\/the-strange-grief-of-losing-a-long-distance-colleague\/102231130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The strange grief of losing a long-distance colleague<\/a>, ABC Everyday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arcadianq.wordpress.com\/on-the-run\/\">On the Run &#8211; French Convicts in North Queensland<\/a>, Arcadia NQ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200624100433\/https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/radionational\/programs\/lifematters\/team-abc-international\u2019s-exercise-quest\/5766370\">Team ABC International\u2019s exercise quest<\/a>, ABC Radio National<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingtips.com\/2011\/04\/spring-in-cycling-mecca\/\">Spring in Cycling Mecca<\/a>, Cycling Tips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.fr\/20140806\/the-trauma-of-a-long-sunday-lucnh-in-france\/\">The trauma of a long Sunday lunch in France<\/a>, The Local<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" src=\"http:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Jacaranda-1-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"Stack of the literary journal Jacaranda.\" class=\"wp-image-526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Jacaranda-1-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Jacaranda-1-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Jacaranda-1-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Jacaranda-1.jpg 1531w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/History-903x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Magazine called History, pictured on a table next to a coffee and a jade plant\" class=\"wp-image-527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/History-903x1024.jpg 903w, https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/History-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/History-768x871.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/History-1355x1536.jpg 1355w, https:\/\/www.merindolhall.com\/bethany\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/History.jpg 1523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing Bethany writes both fiction and&nbsp;non-fiction, and has featured in literary&nbsp;journals, ABC&nbsp;Online, and independent media websites.&nbsp;She has also spoken at local literature events for Townsville&nbsp;CityLibraries. 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