Returning to the Scone Writers' Festival in March 2020, we were particularly looking forward to hearing an 'in-conversation' session with National Living Treasures Barry Jones and Phillip Adams - a local. A particular highlight of this festival is the bush poet's barbecue breakfast - a great social event full of humour and laughter.
But a dramatic change occurred when we arrived in rural Scone that year. There was no socialising, and we were in sessions with socially distanced seating for the first time. COVID had arrived, and for the following two and a half years, all Australians and the rest of the world have had their health threatened and experienced widespread disruptions.
