Hi, Hello and How Are You - 11/07/2025

Well, hello there! When I began writing Patty Love, it was with the modest hope that it might bring people back to my website—something regular, something real, something to keep the light on. But what I didn’t expect was how much I’d fall in love with the family I created, and how much their story would grow beyond just words on a screen.

Set in 1959, the Patty Love story has followed one remarkable family through their struggles, triumphs, secrets, and dreams. You—dear readers—have joined me for the ride, from backyard cubby houses to scandalous book clubs, simmering rivalries, hidden loves, and quiet acts of courage. Thank you for being part of this journey.

As I bring their story to a close (for now), I realised that I was writing the beginning of something bigger. Patty, her children Teddy and Lizzy, her fierce sister Diana, her loyal friends, and even her nemesis Betty—each of them is a thread in the great tapestry of change that history would one day catch up with.

These characters remind us that movements for change don’t start in headlines—they start with people experiencing injustice and daring to dream of something better. They begin with whispered conversations and quiet resistance that will one day become the power to drive change. In living rooms, kitchens, hair salons, and cubby houses. In love, loss, and lumpy meatloaf. The seeds of activism will begin.

And now, after all the drama, laughs, grief, and growth, it’s time to close the door on Rosella Heights... just a little. I say “for now” because stories like this never really end. They ripple through time. They wait. And maybe, one day, I’ll return to see what Patty’s world looks like ten years on. Until then, thank you for reading. Thank you for loving this family with me. And thank you for believing in the quiet power of storytelling.

Until next time,

Daz James.

P.S: It is time for the finale of my Patty Love story. You'll find the last part below. You'll find the full story on the Patty Love page listed above.

Daz James

I grew up in a small country town in Australia where being different wasn't celebrated. I was made to feel like an alien on my own planet because I was feeling and thinking differently to my peers.

I looked for escapism through the world of books searching for where I belonged. They were my respite from the real world. Yet still didn't find people like me.

I started to write to express myself and hopefully wonder provide an imaginative world for someone else to escape. This became a struggle as LGBTIQA+ books were not in favor by publishers until recent years, so I suffered the pain of rejection letters until I had my first short story published in a short story anthology series.

This was the boost that I needed to keep writing, to never give up, and never give in. Now, here I am promoting my first novel called Earth Boy.

Earth Boy - Daz James

Alfie runs away from his father, who bullies him because he won't take off his new rainbow socks or his mother's nightie - it is all he has left of her. His desperation to escape leads him to a desolate train station and a Kate Bush wannabe called Daphne.

She drags him onto a train that shouldn't be there, transporting them to an unearthly destination, The Caravansary, a pit-stop to the wider universe. He is stranded in a strange world where inhabitants want to enslave, possess and even fatten him up.

His only saviour is a bewitching hottie called Charisma Junt who looks good in everything he wears.

Alfie soon becomes embroiled in a fiendish plot that could have dire consequences for humanity. How can an underachieving daydreamer, who spends far too much time in his own head, stop environmental terrorists and a psychotic real estate agent?

If this is your cup of tea, please follow these links to get a copy:

Olympia Publishers | Earth Boy by Daz James

Earth Boy by Daz James, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

Earth Boy by Daz James | WHSmith

https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Earth-Boy/Daz-James/9781800748378

https://www.amazon.com.au/Earth-Boy-Daz-James/dp/180074837X

https://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Earth-Boy-Daz-James/9781800748378

https://www.waterstones.com/book/earth-boy/daz-james/9781800748378

https://www.harvard.com/book/9781800748378

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