Maryann Busocan Parkinson
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Maryann Busocan Parkinson
by Maryann Parkinson
When the decorations on Callala Bay’s fairy tree mysteriously vanish, Kaia discovers a sugar glider with a big heart and a tiny problem.
Together, they learn that sharing love makes every home sparkle and that kindness can turn even the smallest creature into a friend.
This book was inspired by the real Fairy Tree of Callala Bay and the thousands of
animals and birds inhabiting the forests around Callala. I am hoping that while
reading “Sharing the magic at Callala Bay” it will also inspire you about:
1. Sharing the Magic of Callala’s Wildlife
Callala Bay sits beside one of the most biologically rich coastal forests on the
NSW South Coast. These forests are home to:
Greater gliders
Yellow‑bellied gliders
Feathertail gliders
Eastern pygmy possums
Glossy black cockatoos
Gang‑gang cockatoos
Powerful owls
Grey‑headed flying foxes
These species are documented in the 40‑hectare mature coastal forest beside
Callala Bay, which environmental groups are fighting to protect. Unfortunately at
the time of this publication, infrastructure planning and staged development
approvals are already underway to build 300 homes in the affected area, with
construction expected to begin following final environmental certification.
2. Sharing the Magic of Community Protection
Local groups such as the Callala Matters and regional conservation organisations
are actively working to protect this forest from development. Their efforts
include:
Community forums
Public submissions
Advocacy for habitat protection
Collaboration with conservation bodies
These actions reflect a community “sharing the magic” of stewardship
protecting land that escaped the Black Summer bushfires and now serves as a
critical refuge for wildlife.
3. Sharing the Magic of Cultural Connection
Callala Bay sits within Jerrinja Country, and Aboriginal custodians have deep
cultural ties to the land and sea. Regional stories include:
Cultural fishing traditions
Sea‑country restoration projects
Protection of ancient sites and artefacts
Community leadership in conservation
These cultural threads add another layer of “magic” the living heritage of the
land and its people
“A great story book that kids now a days will remember what Callala used to be like in 10 years time after the government allowed building of 300 homes in the area wiping out our wildlife's sanctuary.”
Linda S
A business owner, part time author who loves crocheting
Maryann Parkinson is an Australian writer whose work explores the intersections of truth, compassion, and the human heart. While raising her children and searching for something to steady her mind and keep her spirit intact she began writing poems. Most of them found their way onto her social media stream, where she captured emotions, real events, and unspoken truths, shaping them into verse that resonated with readers. Those early poems became the foundation of her voice: honest, observant, and deeply human. She is drawn to stories rooted in lived experience the kind that reveal how ordinary people navigate extraordinary moral landscapes. Her writing is shaped by a profound respect for emotional honesty and the quiet resilience of those who speak when silence feels safer.
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A journey through heartbreak
She grew up haunted by a shadow that wasn’t a ghost, but a reminder, a witness, a warning.
For years, she believed the darkness was hers alone to carry, a silent inheritance passed down through fear, abandonment, and the instinct to run before she could be left behind.
But when she meets the musician, gentle, wounded, and terrified of love for his own reasons, the shadow returns. To reveal the truth she has spent a lifetime avoiding:
The past is not a curse. It is a pattern. And patterns can be broken.
Together, they must face the wounds they never released, the fears they never voiced out, and the love that demands they stay even when every instinct tells them to run.
As the shadow’s final echo fades, they discover that healing is not the absence of fear, it is the courage to choose each other anyway.
A haunting, intimate novel about love, trauma, generational echoes, and the quiet miracle of choosing a different ending.