Monthly Archives: June 2009

June 29, 2009

The Sound of My Neighbourhood

Obama is on the TV I thought for a minute he was talking to me But the world – on the TV – will always be there, right? But our espresso machine is ready to go, right now It gleams … Continue reading →

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June 27, 2009

Dancer Dreaming

The online tributes to Michael Jackson are flying about the internet and this one, written by Maxine Clarke, is just perfect. Go forth, read it now. I’ll wait for you. Okay. Breathe. Here’s a tissue. I grew up with Michael … Continue reading →

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June 25, 2009

15 Books in 5 Minutes

It’s time to hop on the old meme train! A good’n has been doing the rounds lately: it’s the 15 books in 15 minutes meme, which I’ve changed to 15 books in 5 minutes because I don’t have a spare … Continue reading →

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June 23, 2009

Let’s Get Personal

My new cyber friend, Di, has inspired me to get personal. So I hereby advise you to avert your eyes post-haste if you have any disinclination to talk of ovaries, pee-sticks, and menstrual cycles. I knew you’d stick around. It … Continue reading →

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June 19, 2009

Breathing

Just a quick post before I head off to our nation’s capital for the weekend to celebrate my nephew’s second birthday. I whooped for joy and threw my arms up in the air in our favourite café at breakfast this … Continue reading →

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June 16, 2009

I am

This post was inspired by this. Thanks Angela. My mind is often a crazy thing. It takes me down some dark and convoluted turns that lead to wondrous places. It broods over calamities for so much longer than is healthy. … Continue reading →

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June 13, 2009

Writing Motherhood

I’m a 36 year old, so far childless, woman. Most of my friends are already mothers. All of them tell me nothing on this earth compares to motherhood; once you become a mother, nothing else will ever be as important. … Continue reading →

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June 9, 2009

Writer’s Bum

Ok, I’ve done a few posts hither and thither over the past two years about health and fitness (that being the way I support my word addiction and all) and occasionally get the odd comment or email asking my opinion … Continue reading →

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June 3, 2009

Emerging Writers’ Festival… more stuff

Okay, so here’s the promised follow-up post on the EWF. I’ll stick my contribution to my own panel discussion The Great State Divide at the end, so you can choose to ignore it if you so desire! In the mean … Continue reading →

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Filed under Art, Australia, Festivals, Fiction, Humour, Inspirational, Kim Scott, Noongar, Perth, Poetry, Reading, Review, Short Stories, Submission, Theatre, Tim Winton, Writing, Zines

June 1, 2009

Emerging Writers’ Festival, Varuna, & Martin Short…

The Emerging Writers’ Festival is over. Ten days of salubrious symposiums and vibrant verbiage has left us all happy, tired, inspired, and already talking about next year. I’m ridiculously happy with how my panel discussion went: The Great State Divide. … Continue reading →

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