Holly Ringland Instagram – Knowing that I was going to finish 4 months of touring with a final event in my home state at @briswritersfest felt so sweet and so good that as it drew closer, I started to let myself romanticise about the high I wanted to end on. Beautiful audience? Check. Wonderful host? Check. Great venue? The State Library of Queensland – check, check, check. What did I not envisage for myself in my concluding hour of glory? Sitting on stage and gagging for the first time ever as I read aloud from my own book (words I wrote and have read over countless times before) about what dung beetles rolling the shit of other animals can teach us about our own creative processes. But there I was. Gagging and giggling and gasping for air as I read about these little beetles who not only need shit to survive but also navigate by the stars through said shit. And, of course, Sam caught the precise moment on camera. I realised afterwards It was obviously a perfect conclusion to this utterly extraordinary, exhausting time.
To the Meanjin/Brisbane crowd who joined us, you were such a delight and filled my heart. Thank you so much for coming. Thank you @becmacstudio for hosting our conversation with such kindness, generosity, energy and wonderful questions. To all the festival staff, volunteers and booksellers, thank you so much for taking care of us. And to everyone who waited in the signing line and were so lovely, kind and supportive, you’re a sky full of stars. It is an incredible thing to write a book, have it published and meet the readers to whom it matters. The power of it will never wear off for me.
🪲💩🌟 | Posted on 11/Jun/2024 12:08:51
