Catherine Marshall Catherine Marshall i(A137989 works by)
Born: Established:
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South Africa,
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Southern Africa, Africa,
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Gender: Female
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1 A Dog's Life Catherine Marshall , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 26 September vol. 31 no. 19 2021;

'It’s been a year of dogs. Tilly and Chilli and Louis and George and Lulu and Chip. The handsome Groodles — one a forest of golden curls, the other a tumble of butterscotch tresses — jogging with their athletic owners; they sprint across the road at precisely the same time each day, pausing just long enough to sniff cursorily in our direction (is that a gesture of friendly acknowledgement or chilly superiority?) before disappearing up the road.' (Introduction)

1 Why We Need to Think Communally in Lockdown Catherine Marshall , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 18 July vol. 31 no. 14 2021;

'Vaccine comparisons. Mass protests. Interstate sniping. Quarantine complaints. Community scapegoating. The pandemic soundtrack closes around us like an ever-tightening girdle; each new statistic and flash of opinion and political obfuscation turns the screw further. The daily press conferences have become morbid viewing, sound clips looping on endless repeat, channels of doom. As the miasma invades my psyche I realise it’s not the lockdown or even the pandemic causing the greatest distress; it’s the dissent emanating like scattershot from the calamity’s core. Everywhere I look, it seems, there is something ready to flay my already-scorched nerves.' (Introduction)

1 To Journey without Travel Catherine Marshall , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 11 April vol. 31 no. 7 2021;

'The leaves are turning again, their rims crisping at the margins and their laminas flushing a deep red. The fluorescent pink flowers of the crepe myrtle are dissolving like clumps of moistened fairy floss; their leaves — which appeared so late in spring I thought the tree might have died — are yellowing before my eyes, a slow-motion blur of green to the buttery gold that will precipitate their demise. High in the paperbark tree, a rainbow lorikeet is admonishing an Indian minor; they’re fighting beak and claw over the creamy filaments of autumn’s already-moribund blossoms.' (Introduction)

1 The Privilege of Travel Catherine Marshall , 2020 single work
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 12 July vol. 30 no. 14 2020;
1 Home Is Where the Work Is Catherine Marshall , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 8 March vol. 30 no. 5 2020;
'Overnight, my workplace has doubled in size. This once quiet space, filled with just the click-clacking of a keyboard and the occasional waft of classical music, now rumbles with the sound of my husband’s voice. He goes from one call to the next, discussing spreadsheets and renewals, holding conference calls and informal chats and performance reviews.' (Introduction)
1 Active Healthy Play Catherine Marshall , 2018 series - author picture book
1 y separately published work icon Run for Fun Catherine Marshall , Daniela Frongia (illustrator), Fremantle : Vivid Publishing , 2018 13909036 2018 single work picture book children's

'Running doesn't have to be a race. There are no winners and losers in this story - only the joy of being active in the playground, and of building strength, fitness and resilience. Learning a new skill can be challenging, but confidence comes through practice, learning from others and perseverance.' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

1 The Life of a Travel Writer Is All in the Story Catherine Marshall , 2017 single work prose
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 10 September vol. 27 no. 18 2017; (p. 52-53)

'Three weeks ago I was sitting in the back of a Russian-built tank as it sliced its way through the tundra of Siberia's northern Yamal Peninsula. I was part of an expedition north of Salekhard, the only city in the world to straddle the Arctic Circle's 66th parallel, to a camp where the nomadic reindeer herders known as Nenet had set up their chums, or tents. We had already been driving for many long hours, and now we were faced by a rising river that had to somehow be crossed if we were to make our way back to Salekhard and then across Russia's vast interior to Moscow, by train, and then, finally, home.' (Introduction)

1 There's No Such Thing as a Free Blessing Catherine Marshall , 2014 single work prose travel
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 10 November vol. 24 no. 22 2014;
1 A Daughter's Life Rekindled Catherine Marshall , 2014 single work prose
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 18 August vol. 24 no. 16 2014;
1 Hating Alan Jones Catherine Marshall , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 19 October vol. 22 no. 20 2012;
1 When My Kids Believed in Santa Catherine Marshall , 2011 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 21 December vol. 21 no. 24 2011; (p. 8-10)
1 A Child's Christmas in South Africa Catherine Marshall , 2010 single work prose
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 6 December vol. 20 no. 24 2010;
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