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head vs desk: December 2012
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Saturday, December 29, 2012. Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book. Roman philosopher, statesman and orator – b. 3 January, 106BCE) *. So, it seems that even two thousand years ago parents despaired that their kids’ generation would be the downfall of society, that everything that they’d worked for would be swept aside by the narcissism and self-importance of the ‘modern youth’. What does this tell us? I could do that! So go ahead and write that book, but ke...
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head vs desk: April 2013
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Friday, April 19, 2013. I want to do a piece where I go to the Alps and talk to a mountain. The mountain will talk of. Things which are necessary and always true, and I shall talk of things which are sometimes,. Bas Jan Ader, Dutch performance and conceptual artist). O was executed by the Nazis for harbouring Jews when Ader was a very young child. I thought of Ader when I was watching German Wanderlust. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. I write. Books, articles, poems, so...
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Carrion Laughing: May 2006
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When life gives you roadkill, make meatloaf. Tuesday, May 30, 2006. Happiness at the misfortune of others. The most distressing thing in Vegas was not the rednecks pulling their. Very young children around the casinos on leashes in the middle of the night. It wasn't the hideous food poisoning I suffered, nor was it being trailed down the street at 1am by a pick-up full of men hollering about the soft parts of my body. No, the most distressing thing about Vegas was narrowly missing out on this:. Was cance...
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Connected again - There's always time for a book
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Connected again - Theres always time for a book. 08:37 am March 12th, 2011. The house settlement went through without a problem, and the move was fast and easy thanks to our families (who are useful people with access to large vehicles). And, in stark contrast to our last move to the UK, we have our phone and internet up and running already. So I hope to be able to re-join the online world again soon! After we put together ikea wardrobes and bookcases so we can finish unpacking. Or Leave a comment. Comme...
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There's always time for a book
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Theres always time for a book. 09:51 pm December 19th, 2010. Still having trouble with making time for recreational internet. But here is a short update in the form of happy things that have happened recently. And although the lack of book posts makes it appear that I don't read books any more, the opposite is true. I now have a 45 min train trip each way to work so I am reading lots of great books, assisted by item 2 below. Libraries, crawling and tropical rain. Or Leave a comment. Or Leave a comment.
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Perth Writers Festival - Writing in the margins
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Writing in the margins. February 28th, 2010. Yes, it's lazy to post pictures, but it's all I've got at the moment. More of substance. Also, darned if I can work out how to place pictures on the page where I want them, but you get the idea.) In these photos: Morris Gleitzman, Marele Day, Kirsty Murray, Dianne Wolfer, Anita Heiss, Sally Murphy, Amanda Curtin, Robyn Mundy, Craig Silvey, Amanda Betts, Jon Doust, Susan Hayes, James Roy, and others . Tags: perth writers festival. 2010-03-03 09:50 am (UTC).
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Have you got your Vplates? - Writing in the margins
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Writing in the margins. Have you got your Vplates? January 31st, 2010. When I read this. By Alexandra Adornetto, I wasn't sure whether to laugh, cry, or wonder whether I'd woken up in 1950. (I will try to put down some of the more naive comments to her youth, but Tony Abbott. Has no excuse.). But I want to ask: why are we having this debate about virginity? Why the focus on what young women are or aren't doing? Where is the discussion of young men's behaviour - which to me would seem the more worrying?
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Writing in the margins
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Writing in the margins. Entries by tag: yes. February 14th, 2010. No, this isn't a reference to the Great Virginity Debate. It was a new year's resolution of sorts, and so far it's bearing fascinating fruit. Is my tenth publication in ten years. Last year I was overwhelmed by the dayjob and other projects, and I was frustrated at all the writing-related things I had to say no to. So this year, prompted by a comment by a friend (thanks Danae! The first chapter for The Age MS Readathon.
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The life of public education - Writing in the margins
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Writing in the margins. The life of public education. March 13th, 2010. And then I went to high school. It was like descending into Dante’s hell without a guide. The violence and suffering were epic. [1]. Public schools) go to university, they do as well as their peers from medium and high socio-economic backgrounds. [2]. As someone who never finished high school but subsequently gained several university qualifications, including a PhD, I am cheered to find that I am part of such a surprising statistic.
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Lesson plans – Lightning Bug
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The Lightning Bug Teaching Portal audience includes teachers in primary and secondary schools, universities and home school educators. I’d like to welcome all of you! Though Lightning Bug covers many aspects of narrative structure, there are some elements more fundamental than others when teaching writing basics:. Like any good athlete, warming up is important. Start students with a simple writing exercise. Students starting the story writing process with analysis on how a story starts and ends. 8211; Wo...