Three disasters, a wedding and a funeral
by lechblaine
I wrote an essay for The Monthly about going to my sister’s cruise ship-themed wedding, and finding out that my new brother-in-law votes One Nation in the aftermath of the bushfires that nearly claimed his farm. The piece is also about foster care, motherhood, Australia’s black summer and the human spirit’s ability to sustain love amidst enormous trauma.
You can read the article HERE.
Lech Blaine 
Thanks for writing this story. Although I cried trying to read it out to my partner.