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Zombie map of the world
Here it is. Just what you’ve been waiting for: a map of zombie zones from the Guardian, no less
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Taken apart
I’ve begun a Creative Writing course at UTS. First week: wonderful. Second week: a bit depressing. Third week: I feel almost completely undone and am not quite sure how to redo myself. A mockup of my novel in the email inbox should have cheered me up, but no, not really. Just enjoy the writing and…
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Nemo
We have a new/old dog. Just adopted from a dog rescue place. A placid, loveable thing with a wonderful name: Nemo! Here he is with our old/not so old dog (Pipper) and some random legs.
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Australian Women Writers
I decided many a long month ago to take up the Australian Women Writers 2012 Reading and Review challenge. I’ve been truly ashamed to learn how many AWWs there are, thriving and prospering, all without my knowledge and even just within the narrow confines of my first love, spec fiction. My reading list is growing but, right now…
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Libraries
I recently found an unexpectedly wonderful book in the library (Marilynne Robinson’s “Gilead”) and it made me consider what an extraordinary thing libraries are: piles and piles of books that anyone can borrow. It is a shame, in a way, that we do not have the same capacity to share clothes, or tools, or a…
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Book Art and a Mystery
I have come across something probably long known to literary people in the UK: the mystery of the art creator/giver in Edinburgh. An anonymous artist has created a series of book sculptures, often linked in some way to Ian Rankin, and left them in various spots around Edinburgh. They are extraordinarily beautiful and it is…
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Kung Fu Punctuation
A very cool video from ABC Open showing kids from Norseman District School learning punctuation the warrior way. Take a look.
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NaNoWriMo
I’ve signed myself up for NaNowriMo, perhaps because I was caught up in some misplaced enthusiasm, but probably because I want to make myself write every day. No matter what else is going. No matter what the distractions. No matter how I feel. With a husband flying off to see about the possibility of a…
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Humility
After a rehearsal in which I was told not only how to play the triangle, but also the cymbals, followed by a morning in which members of the Zombie Jungle seemed particularly feral, I listened to a radio discussion about humility. The guest, Dr John Dickson, argued for humility as an important virtue, particularly for those…
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