14 Pacific St, Watson’s Bay
I scrambled through hordes of sunbathers at Watson’s Bay in late December 2025 to find Christina Stead’s childhood home, known as ‘Boongarre’ or Stead House, at 14 Pacific St, Watson’s Bay. It’s a rambling 1870s weatherboard house with a stunning view of the sea. 14 Pacific St has always been on my mental list of…
The afterlives of writers’ houses
I was lucky enough to attend a session with the same name as this post at the BSANZ conference in Ōtepoti Dunedin last month. Five people with intimate knowledge of writers’ houses and residencies came together to share their thoughts during the closing session. The moderator Karin Warnaar began by quoting W.H. Auden on Yeats’ death:…
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