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July 8, 2014
This is not the answer
Today, the news was full of Australia’s latest salvo in the quest to ‘stop the boats’. Our elected government stopped a boat full of Sri Lankan asylum seekers, processed them via a tele-conference hookup, and gave them back to the Sri Lankan authorities. No care. No responsibility. No compassion. I don’t know what the answer […]
June 27, 2014
The one wheel bike of the future?
I was doing some research on induction motors – for Innerscape – when I stumbled on this video clip. I used to ride motorbikes when I was young and fearless so this unibike completely blew me away. I want one. :D cheers Meeks Oh and by the way, my post on Bloat turned out to […]
Bloat – something no writer can afford
One of the hallmarks of being a pantster is that we like to be surprised – by the plot, and our own characters. We love the sense of excitement, and adventure, that comes from not knowing what’s around the next bend. Sadly, not all surprises are pleasant. One of the big drawbacks of being a […]
June 19, 2014
websites, webhosts and the march of time
Most of you won’t know this, but I’ve had a website – a proper website – for about 10 years. The picture above is what my website used to look like. As you can see, there was no standard navigation, however all the doorways, and most of the graphical objects led to pages of content. […]
Victory on the Chaplaincy programme – scuttled by Labor. What??
I just learned that the High Court has ruled against the Chaplaincy programme indirectly, by ruling that the funding model was not constitutional. As this type of funding model is also used by the commonwealth to fund about 400 other programmes, this is going to give the Abbott government a massive headache. Despite the court […]
June 18, 2014
Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction – time to vote again. :)
Indies Unlimited has a great bunch of flash fiction stories for you to vote on this week – so please do! And no, you do NOT have to vote for mine, I never do so why should you? -grin- http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2014/0... Just click on the link above to go to the voting page. If you haven’t read all […]
June 15, 2014
A Double Dissolution – the safety net of democracy in Australia
Since the Hockey-Abbott budget came out a few weeks ago, I’ve been wondering what we can do about it …in a democracy. Is it fair to make a fuss when a democratically elected government does something we don’t like? For me, the simple answer is YES! Why? Because we have a Senate for a reason. […]
June 14, 2014
Flash fiction picture prompt for Father’s Day
In Australia, Father’s Day falls on the first Sunday of September, so we are still a long way from celebrating. Wrong dates aside, when I saw this picture prompt over at Indies Unlimited, it reminded me of the bow ties my Dad used to love. He’d wear them with black, or sometimes white tails when […]
They say “Cut back!” We say “Fight Back!”
Originally posted on Anne Lawson:
Last month our conservative Liberal Party Government, lead by Tony Abbott, brought down a horror budget. Think of anyone who is vulnerable ~ disabled people, people who are unemployed, single parents, low income earners, students etc etc ~ and this budget has hit them hard. It has cut funding to…
Last month our conservative Liberal Party Government, lead by Tony Abbott, brought down a horror budget. Think of anyone who is vulnerable ~ disabled people, people who are unemployed, single parents, low income earners, students etc etc ~ and this budget has hit them hard. It has cut funding to…
June 8, 2014
Two of my favourite authors
I’ve written about fellow science fiction writer Jason Phillip Reeser here and here, and of course, David Gaughran needs no introduction, so I’m thrilled to tell you they both have new books out. :) Kiss of the Lazaretto is the third, and final book in the Lazaretto series, and I can hardly wait to start […]
