The Outback Exodus story continues in Settled on the Coast. Our survivors reach their destination and begin to build their new lives. Each day brings new challenges in a destroyed world. The challenge of bringing together such a diverse group and melding it with the villagers of Gordon brings Jenn, Gavin and the members of the committee closer together. Excerpt from the opening of Chapter One We stand on the lookout at the edge of the escarpment looking out across the flood plain to the coast and the village that was my home as a child. The scene before us is much changed from the last time I stood here more than 10 years ago. The earthquake that devastated my outback home has changed the flood plain and the tsunami which must have followed it has thrown up boats and debris several miles from the coast. The highway that bisects the coastal plain is cracked and lifted by the earth quake and there are crevasses sending fissures and lines across the once pristine paddocks that supported the dairy industry that this area was known for. Now all that remains of the great herds of cattle are a few stray head dotted in spots where the grass has survived and the tsunami has not reached.

Sitting in the Sun is a collection of Australian Poetry about nature, life and family. Dawn Millen pulls her unique insight into words and poetry. Her love of nature, the vagaries of the weather and the closeness of family is all part of her poetry. Cross into Dawn's world and enjoy the different way she looks at life.

Every Day Poetry is inspired by the things I see and do in the course of a day. Each poem was written on a separate day and to remember a different incident. Poetry has been a big part of my life since childhood and it is the memory of the poetry I read a small child that keeps me writing poetry even now. From the nursery rhymes to the poems of Wordsworth, Shelly and Byron I devoured poetry as a child and continue to both read and write poetry in my 50's and plan to continue to do so as long as I am able to. The rhythm of poetry runs through my days and many things I see and do inspire poetry. A single word, a beautiful tree, the sky and the sounds of a storm. Please enjoy the poems

Random Rhymes is a collection of old an new poetry written through the widow of time and experience. Many of the poems have lain hidden away for many years and are only seeing the light of day now. Many have been taken from their hiding place and polished just for this anthology. Poetry has always played a huge part in my life and I cannot remember a time when I was not either writing poetry or singing nursery rhymes. This brought a great love of poetry into my life at a very early stage and it is a love that continues today as I still read and recite other poetry as well as writing my own. I currently live with my dog on a large and neglected block of land in rural Australia, where the garden is a project under construction. I have a busy life with my family. I spend many hours writing each day with my dog curled up beside me or sitting on my lap as I type. I look forward to hearing from my readers and thank you for giving me the chance to play a part in your life's journey as you are playing a part in mine.

Imagine waking up early one morning and quietly drinking your coffee as you watch the sun rise over the Australian bush. The parrots who normally squawk and chatter at this hour of the day are silent, there is no traffic on the highway in the distance and the dogs are silent and cowering in their kennels. What happens next turns Jenn's whole world in a different direction. Her normal quiet existence on the farm is now over. Jenn becomes one of the leaders of a rag, tag band of travellers retreating from the disaster in the Outback and assists in guiding them to her home village on the coast. Welcome to New Years Day 2013 and the changing of the world as Jenn, Gavin, Rhys, and their families knew it.

Sea Eagles and Quiet Hours consists of poetry written about life, love, grief, nature in all her glory and just the ordinary things that happen in the day of an extra ordinary life. My days are filled with love, laughter, nature and family and from them comes the inspiration that flows with my poetry. I have an affinity with nature and the Australian weather and many of my poems are based on fact and the things I see around me in the changing clouds, the beautiful sea, the birds, animals and just quietly being. Many of the latest series of poems have been written after walking on the breakwall at beautiful Harrington on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia and this wonderful place inspires many words and moods as no two visits are the same. Please enjoy the visions in your mind from the words you read. Poetry has been the background of my life and haunts me often until I can get the words from my mind to the page, it has helped me deal with great joy, great sorrow and all the other emotions of my life. Words and rhythm and rhyme have been the beat behind everything I see and everything I do. In this way I capture the ordinary days in my wonderful life. Please share some of the journey through my eyes and my words.

Widowhood 103 was not part of the planned Widowhood Series. It came about due to a happy accident. The author sent copies of Widowhood 101 and 102 to a friend to read. That triggered some unresolved issues and this lady was finally able to grieve long held pain. Not the pain of losing a loved one, but the pain of the loss of a marriage and the loss of her dreams. Grief is very much a personal time. It overcomes your life in moments and can sweep you into a world of pain. Grief cannot be rushed, it can't be forced, all you can do is feel the grief and let it flow. That pain needs to be resolved and given time to become a dull ache. Once it dulls down you learn to live again. The author has learned to live again, slowly, step by step, it has happened.