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March 15, 2010
Born Hybrid
In 1990 Chris McCandless donated all of his life savings to OXFAM and went into the wild to live in the Alaskan outback. He had the feeling he didn't belong in the life his parents planned for him. He knew they'd not take no for an answer, wearing him down like a [...:]
March 3, 2010
Intimate Strangers
The first in a series of reflections on the incredible Dialogue 2010, curated by Rose Deniz and on the topic of hybrid identities and location.
February 27, 2010
Fear Of Flying
In 1973 Erica Jong wrote the feminist anthem, Fear Of Flying. The heroine, Isadora, though terrified of flying, boards a plane and her subsequent journey leads to a spiritual and sexual awakening that was the one of the first of its kind in print. Jong's thesis is that the fear of flying is the fear [...:]
February 25, 2010
Inside Outsider: An expat+HAREM Guest Blog
My first ever guest blog has gone live at expat+HAREM, a neo-cultural hub for expats and voyagers.
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February 16, 2010
Inglourious Revenge
My impassioned review of Quentin Tarantino's magnificent "Inglourious Basterds".
February 12, 2010
Contemplating Death While Creating Life
Dear Kiri,
Even though I'm not a Breeder your blog about contemplating life while pregnant spoke to me on a lot of levels.
I thought about my friend Wendy who was murdered, and how horrible it was for her mother to lose her daughter so suddenly and brutally.
I thought about my mother, who could have just as [...:]
Even though I'm not a Breeder your blog about contemplating life while pregnant spoke to me on a lot of levels.
I thought about my friend Wendy who was murdered, and how horrible it was for her mother to lose her daughter so suddenly and brutally.
I thought about my mother, who could have just as [...:]
February 11, 2010
Songs Of Freedom: A Found Poem
A found poem made up of song lyrics for this week's www.redroom.com blog competition. My blog from last week, "The Sneeze", was noted on their website as an honourable mention. Yeah!
February 4, 2010
The Sneeze
A short zombie story inspired by Franz Kafka, my Prague homeboy, and written for the www.RedRoom.com weekly blog competition.
