The Aussie

This is a young woman I’ve recently become familiar with. She’s Australian and works as a journalist for a Sydney Newspaper.

She wears her hair in what other women might call a butch style. You’d never find makeup or a curling iron in this gal’s bathroom. She’s the type that showers, runs a comb through her hair, puts on some comfortable jeans, a t-shirt, throws a backpack over her shoulder and she’s ready for the day.

You really wouldn’t define her as beautiful in the classic sense of beauty- yet she’s extremely attractive in a way few women can be. For instance she hates her nose. (Her mother called it ‘aristocratic.’ ) So what! She’s so confident, a little thing like ‘a nose’ isn’t going to slow her down for second much less define her.

She’s a tough girl. She has to be because of her job. But -I think she’d be that way no matter what she did.

Short in stature, she has enough impudence to take down the biggest men and drink the worst of them under table. She’ll take on anyone.

She goes through life fearlessly and has taken me on quite an adventure. Although, she does have a problem: She has no clue who her father is and her mother’s life is mystery. All of that is what we’ve been trying to figure out.

As I’ve gone along with her, spine chilling secrets and life threatening drama is unfolding before us. We’ve gone into the outback of Australian and met some frightening and pretty dangerous people. There have been some good guys along the way, but this is not a journey for the timid or weak of heart.

She goes by the nickname ‘Pip’. Oh, I guess I should have said- the drawing and description is how I envision Pip. I haven’t actually met her and don’t know if this is how she’d really look. Pip is the main character in the latest novel, created by an accomplished Australian (now retired) Journalist, June Saville. She’s allowing her readers to sit with her as she works.

I dare you to read the first two segments and not become totally addicted.

I’m most flattered that June is also one of my readers. She doesn’t know I did a conceptual drawing of Pip. I think I’ll just let her discover without any prompting. I prey I’ve captured Pip- but it will be interesting, huh?

Vikki
This is the link to June’s blog:
http://journeysincreativewriting.blogspot.com/
Start at the beginning. Chapter 1 of the story starts in November. You’ll figure it out.
And as always -please visit The Red Chair Gallery.

The picture (directly above right) is the new Pip with some very minor Rhinoplasty. Hey- girls have the right!