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On the one hand
‘Because,’ she said, ‘on the one hand, he’s this person I had a relationship with. Of sorts. For a few weeks at least. ‘But on the other hand, he’s someone else’s life partner and he wants her more...
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Such a fuss
Perusing random bits and pieces of philosophical writings, it’s pretty clear that as a group, we humans take ourselves far too seriously.
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Friday News Picks
Until a couple of years ago, each Friday I posted links about news items from the week. People told me they missed them so I’m starting up again. I usually choose things that are weird or...
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Introducing Scribble Creative
The other day I started a business. Rather than being a random contractor for all the events I work on, I’m now a representative of an event management consultancy called Scribble Creative. It’s got...
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Triggered
A few weeks ago I tweeted a link to an old blog post of mine, the one about the after effects of having been physically assaulted several years ago. I broadcast it again, over a year after I first...
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Melbourne Writers Festival 2014 is here
The Melbourne Writers Festival Hub this is Optic Kitchen and Bar at Federation Square. As of today it’s decked out in MWF 2014’s gorgeous vibrant-without-jarring yellow banners and flags and posters...
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MWF: the Mid-List Authors Soirée
Last Saturday, Melbourne writer Mel Campbell hosted an event of her creation, the Mid-List Author Soiree, at MWF. It was built around Mel wanting to bring together writers like she is: people who write...
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Social Media Narcissism?
There's a lot of chatter about how social media brings out the narcissist in us all, without any acknowledgement that narcissism is a serious personality disorder/mental health condition that has a...
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First Aid
Last week was the third time I’ve burned myself rather seriously. This time I was stirring coffee grounds into a plungerful of boiling water and, with the spoon, punched straight through the glass.
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Worms
One day when I was four or five I was at some sort of party. The party wasn’t to do with me, so I don’t remember what it was about. I was grumpy about something, probably just that I had to leave the...
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