Toni Jordan

Sep 26, 2024 | themonthly.com.au | Toni Jordan |Tim Winton |Cate Kennedy |Daniel James

A postcard from the Toronto International Film Festival, where an adaptation of the author’s novel ‘Addition’ is premiered It’s almost like being in my teens again, when the lights dim and a hush falls over the audience. Almost. Back then, I saw two movies every week in a Saturday night double-feature with my best friend, without ever checking the schedule. Curtains opened on either side of the screen with a tinny hum.

Apr 4, 2024 | artshub.com.au | Toni Jordan |Thuy On

With the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) in full swing, ArtsHub thought it was a timely reminder to read some funny local books, just to keep the laughter flowing at home when you’re not queueing in line to see the hundreds of comedy acts in this year’s Festival. Here’s a personally curated selection of some recently published Australian releases: by Robert SkinnerSkinner has been called the Australian David Sedaris and it’s easy to see why.

Mar 21, 2024 | themonthly.com.au | Toni Jordan |Sean Kelly |Russell Marks |Ceridwen Spark

April 2024 Life Sentences The author pays tribute to those who have committed ‘unhistoric acts’ that have made good in her world The bearded man in chinos on his way to an appointment who pulled up on his bicycle when I tripped and smashed my face on the corner of the bluestone gutter in Wellington Street, who called the ambulance and waited with me until it came and then pedalled away, never to be seen again; the neighbours who dropped over spaghetti bolognaise, with parmesan, grated, in a...

Apr 15, 2023 | planetcirculate.com | Toni Jordan

The Brisbane Lions won that day, in a famous victory that would never be forgotten in our family. After the game, I waited for the text from my mother so I could pick her up from the train station. I waited an hour. And then another hour. All of my calls went to message bank. By 8pm, I was frantic. I’d spent my whole life worrying about my mother.

Apr 15, 2023 | smh.com.au | Toni Jordan

Save Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it In the early 2000s, I lost my mother. I don't mean that she died; she died only four years ago. In the early 2000s I physically misplaced her, somewhere around the MCG, on grand final day. She wasn't a healthy woman. She was diabetic and had already had one stroke, and even then her eyesight was poor and her kidneys were failing.