Monthly Archives: September 2011

write, why..?

I was recently asked why I want to write. Now, I’ve been asked this question before and I hazard I’ll face it again in future – only this time, the query begged something deeper. Which has more do with the … Continue reading

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location, location…

In case you ever get lost and need direction, remember: This useful piece of clever cartography (erhm, perhaps ‘heartography’ is a better word) was created by Australian self taught artist, Linda Wilson (aka AbsurdWordPreferred). Doesn’t it just rock?

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night air…

Busy past few days catching up (and nearly splitting my sides laughing at jokes about ginja’s and their habits with hobbits) with old friends, meeting new ones, driving through trippy misty wonderlands and settling hefty vet bills. So in the … Continue reading

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wings of desire…

Ok. So in the absence of being able to write nice, new material right now, I might as well share something from the archives. Inspired by the stunningly subtle and lyrically romantic  Wings of Desire (directed by Wim Wenders) I … Continue reading

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the risk…

I’m struggling to write. I’ve composed countless posts in my head this past week but as soon as I sit down at my computer, the blinking screen leeches words to useless letters that dissolve like mist, evaporating on a summer’s day. … Continue reading

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relatively speaking…

Relatively Honest is relatively good*. Which is probably pretty darn good given I read it last week while Morpheus slowly slipped away. Written by seasoned Seattlite, Molly Ringle and published online by ireadiwrite (the same inspired people who signed Iain Thomas … Continue reading

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a lost would…

Since I was old enough to read, I’ve been in love with words. Before I’d learnt to unlock pages, I fell for fairytales, whispered bedtimes with indulgent adults. I grew up on a strict diet of sunshine and Story Teller tapes … Continue reading

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Dawn of the Beautiful Dream…

If you believe it (what with howling gales, wild waves and belting rain) this month marks our ascent into Spring. And after a horrid winter of despair, disillusion, destruction, death, false prophets and fool’s gold I’d say we’re due a … Continue reading

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in sight…

Having had a stroke myself, I was deeply moved by Jill Bolte Taylor’s account of hers in My Stroke of Insight. The book was lent to me by long time friend, Beth, who’d been through a harrowing tangle with a … Continue reading

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{ hiatus }

My apologies for the radio silence – it’s been one of those weeks. Off to a fabulously promising start, Thursday took a sharp dive with the news that my beloved Morpheus has late stage feline leukaemia. Friday saw me back … Continue reading

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