345 Sophie Cunningham - Getting Old is A Real Trip
NOV 27, 202312 MIN
345 Sophie Cunningham - Getting Old is A Real Trip
NOV 27, 202312 MIN
Description
<p>Approaching 60, and reckoning with family histories, physical stuff, and the world at large, <strong>Sophie</strong> makes a list.</p><br><p><strong>Sophie Cunningham</strong> is the author of nine books, including the novel <em>This Devastating Fever</em> and the essay collection <em>City of Trees</em>. She is also a teacher, mentor, climate change activist and every day she posts an image of a tree on her Instagram @sophtreeofday. Sophie is the Chair of the Australian Society of Authors and an executive director of the Copyright Agency. She performed this story at Sydney Writers Festival.</p><br><p>Queerstories an award-winning LGBTQI+ storytelling project directed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For more information, visit <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/a9c981c1-4ad7-47c4-80ce-3fe927f205c7/www.queerstories.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.queerstories.com.au</a> and follow <a href="http://facebook.com/queerstoriesaus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queerstories on Facebook.</a></p><br><p>The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/queerstories-maeve-marsden/prod9780733640728.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Booktopia.</a></p><br><p>To support Queerstories, become a patron at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
