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Tea & Whiskers: Creatives, AI, and the Loneliness We Don't Talk About
There is something sinister that I have been noticing online recently whenever I open my Instagram, which I will admit, is rare these days for the very reason that I find it a place of depressing toxicity. Creatives seem so angry, bitter and upset because of the rise of AI - and don't get me wrong, I completely, 100% understand the lamenting and ALL the concerns. This is not me dismissing those AT ALL....
Kylie Leane
Jun 126 min read
Thursday Brew with Gwen: Beautiful Feet
Photography and Poetry by Gwen Leane
Gwen Leane
Jun 111 min read
He-Man: Master's of the Universe Movie Review - sorta...
Kylie went to see He-Man: Masters of the Universe - here are some of her thoughts about the movie.
Kylie Leane
Jun 82 min read
Thursday Brew with Gwen: UNBOWED BY ADVERSITY
Thursday Brew with Gwen Unbowed by Adversity Ramrod stiff, like a soldier on parade Pride in every limb, Unbowed by drought or flood, Through countless years, the eucalypt grew tall. A chaotic spread of trash Lay about its feet Rotting down, providing nutrient Against the day of want. A king amongst its kind, An ageless living column, A home for bird and possum Shade and shelter for the traveller I sat beneath this sovereign gum Listening to its heart beat strong I hear
Kylie Leane
Jun 41 min read
Thursday Brew with Gwen: Mates and Miracles
A story from the life of Bruce and Gwen Leane about the their adventures and finding mateship alive in the Australian outback.
Gwen Leane
May 144 min read
Thursday Brew with Gwen: FROM ANOTHER WORLD
Poetry by Gwen Leane - From Another World
Gwen Leane
May 71 min read
Yeah, so, I'm bad at Games
A little video about my love of gaming even though don't consider myself overly good at it.
Kylie Leane
May 71 min read
Being told not to use the term 'Heroine'
Just a little story about when I went to a writer's course as a teenager and how it shaped my rebellious ideas of heroines. XD
Kylie Leane
Apr 301 min read
The Quiet Strength of Male Heroes
What can make a male hero truly compelling? When my sister asked me a question about Hawks, I found myself pondering the responsibility in masculinity within fiction.
Kylie Leane
Apr 240 min read
Write With Me: Returning to a World
It has been a really long time since I ventured into the world of The Dynasty of Earth and Stars.
A few weeks ago, I woke up from a dream...
As I lay in bed, in the darkness of my bedroom, I pondered the odd feeling I was having and then I realised what it was -
Homesickness.
I was feeling homesick.
Homesick for an entirely imaginary world of my own creation.
Kylie Leane
Apr 172 min read
Turning Thirty-Seven
I feel like a completely different person than who I was this time last year.
For such a long time I tried to force myself to find a community, to fit in, to go to a church, to find friends, to meet 'The One' - or even 'The Group' - and I was met with a wall.
Pain.
Just pain.
No matter what I did, or how I did it, I could not move pass that wall.
So I gave up.
I told God that I was throwing all that at his feet and it was his problem to deal with. I couldn't take it anymo
Kylie Leane
Apr 92 min read
Baldur's Gate 3: Fixed the Mic & Finally can Stream! - 🎮🫖🐈
Come on an Adventure with Tea as she explores Faerûn in the wonderous game that is Baldur's Gate 3. Basically let's just relax when pain get's to much. ^_^
Kylie Leane
Apr 91 min read
Thursday Brew with Gwen: Purpose in Creativity
What does it mean to discover God-given creativity? Or to uncover purpose later-in-life - Nana Gwen tells us about her personal journey...
Gwen Leane
Mar 264 min read
Tiny Acts of Discipline
Tea & Whiskers first little pocketbooks 'Tiny Acts of Discipline' are available now in our brand new online Bookshop.
As you may recall, a couple of months ago I mentioned that I was debating about going back to the Pain Clinic. Well, I did end up going back for that first workshop and...it...didn't go great.
Kylie Leane
Mar 163 min read
Game Review: Ghost of Tsushima
For Christmas I was gifted a PS5 thank to several members of my family and my Personal Trainer, Ben. (Hi Ben! Thank you!!)
Encase it isn't obvious to anyone, I love gaming. I've never considered myself particularly good at it, but it brings me a great deal of joy and satisfaction. I consider games to be another way of telling and receiving stories in our ever evolving human experience.
Kylie Leane
Mar 65 min read
Thursday Brew with Gwen: No Longer
A reflection by Nana Gwen on the phrase ‘no longer’ and how faith in Christ transforms our lives from darkness, slavery, and striving into freedom and light.
Gwen Leane
Mar 53 min read
Tea & Whiskers: A Project
I am working on something - really - I am...
Kylie Leane
Feb 261 min read
Thursday Brew with Gwen: Fire. Fire
“A good cook should be able to use whatever ingredients are to hand and make a feast fit for a king.” That was my sister Doris's motto, acquired by her stint as a Defence Force Cook. Doris had undertaken to teach me how to cook. Teaching me to cook left her frustrated and me feeling like an Emu trying to be a swan.
Gwen Leane
Feb 193 min read
Thursday Brew with Gwen: Fishing with Dad
A family of four, Dad, son, Mum and daughter, strode along the jetty into the setting sun. There was a purpose in their stride and the set of their shoulders. Father and son marched ahead, while mother and daughter brought up the rear. All were laden with crab-nets, fishing rods, buckets of food, bait and bags.
Gwen Leane
Feb 122 min read
Thursday Brew with Gwen: Mosaic Magic
A reflection on mosaic art, broken pieces, and how God’s love restores what feels rejected, inspired by creativity, faith, and a life of service.
Gwen Leane
Feb 52 min read
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