It had been thirty years since she’d travelled back to where she had endured the most terrible pain in her life. She had gazed out of…
Vicki Griffin
Vicki Griffin
Vicki Griffin with her mob comes from the Shoalhaven area – Tharawal tribe from the South Coast of New South Wales. Her Indigenous heritage inspired her to investigate her cultural and artistic talents and she began writing and painting. Discovering more of her talents in the realm of writing, she enrolled at the University of New England and in 2006 completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Communication. She also completed a course in creative writing and Indigenous arts and crafts. Her book, Nanna’s Storm, was published in 2010 by Black Ink Press. Vicki Griffin is married with four children and lives in Queensland. In 2001 she became a guardian of a Torres Strait Islander child and is leading him into his culture.
I turned the oven onto high and smiled sweetly at him burning in his box. Merry Christmas, you nasty little thing!
At Auntie’s house, it’s Christmas time.
We get to make the cake.
Takani is sad because his mob is late;
their car broke down at the old mill’s gate
“Everyone has some sort of teta whose smells take them back to special memories.”