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" It is in the shelter of each other that we live."

- old Irish saying.

These short writings started in 2000. They are 'notes to self': personal ruminations, meditations, inspirations and inquiries.

The Thoughts and Prayers of Li Ping were composed to assist in writing The Celestials. Li Ping is the central character of The Celestials; an historical fiction first published in October 2023. As part of the writing process, I composed what I imagined to be entries in her diary.

As He Died is a collection of notes and prayers composed as I sat with my father during his last months of life.

By the Sea is reflections and inquiries about my attraction to water, mostly inspired by my long-term home at Point Lonsdale

Buddhist in the Bush comes from my turning to Buddhism and talks about the ups and downs of contemplative life.

Gumbanan tells of three weeks in Bardi people country camped on the tip of the Dampier Peninsula near One Arm Point, Ardyaloon.

Timor Leste is a short series written over 25 years during trips to Timor Leste.

Young is drawn from experiences with my daughter, her friends and others

Memories of Men recalls those who inspired me.

Country records thoughts and experiences inspired by First Nations Peoples.

Heading North records moments camping up the east coast in 2025

The Garden of No Time comes from being at home in Point Lonsdale in 2025.

Ian David Roberts is a novelist and freelance writer. His most recent work, The Celestials, was The Age and Sydney Morning Herald Fiction Pick of the Week in November 2023. His essays, short stories and articles have been published by Allen and Unwin, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald and Neo Kosmos. He cowrote a weekly column for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald for nine years with advertising executive Harold Mitchell. Ian is a member of the board of Bangarra Dance Theatre. Previously Ian served as CEO of the Harold Mitchell Foundation, General Manager of the Melbourne Festival, General Manager of the Geelong Performing Arts Centre, and as Interim CEO of Arts Centre Melbourne in 2014.Ian's board appointments have included terms as Chair and Deputy Chair Annamila First Nations Foundation, Chair of the Victorian Australia Day Committee, Deputy Chair of the Melbourne International Film Festival, and as Deputy Chair of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Ian has also served as a Board Director of Arts Centre Melbourne ( The Victorian Arts Centre Trust) and a member of the Major Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. He served at the President of the Queenscliff Football and Netball Club.He was formerly Chair of Playing Australia, the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, the Australian Performing Arts Centres Association and the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres and has held board positions with the Victorian Council for the Arts, The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Cultural Infusion, Australian Entertainment Industry Employers Association, Melbourne International Jazz Festival and the Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board.Ian has worked as an exhibiting photographer. His first solo exhibition "Plottings" February 2006 was at 45 Downstairs Flinders Lane Melbourne.