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November 7, 2020
Why, Despite 2020, I Feel Cautiously Optimistic.
It's been a mad, wild ride, this year of 2020. For much of this year, it's been hard to feel optimistic about anything, right? But now I do.
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April 11, 2020
Looking For an Escape? 17 Books To Help You Avoid Reality.
Escape Reality Through Reading The great thing about reading is that for a couple of hours, we get to escape. At the time of writing this, I’m desperate to escape. Because, along with most of the planet, I’m in lockdown thanks to COVID-19. Right now, reality seems over-rated. Here’s a list of 17 of my […]
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April 1, 2020
Letters from Lockdown: Even the Paranoid Can Be Right.
Timeline of an Epidemic: December 1919 The disease was first identified in late December 2019. By early January, TV showed Chinese cities full of people wearing masks, and the Chinese government embarking on an ambitious building project: a 1000-bed hospital in ten days. It all seemed remote; China was a long way away. In mid-January, […]
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March 28, 2020
Lessons from a Lockdown: The Inevitability of Pandemics and the Wishful Stupidity of Humans.
Pandemics Aren’t New On Wednesday of this week, New Zealand went into lockdown. All schools, childcare, and universities have been closed. Except for those working in ‘essential services’, everyone’s at home. There’s a new phrase too: the bubble. Stay Within Your Bubble The people we live with are our bubble. Keeping inside this bubble keeps […]
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March 14, 2020
Tales For Troubled Times: 9 Books (About Pandemics) That Will Help You Escape
Pandemic Books Are About Survival Right now I’m addicted to movies about pandemics. I’m not alone: According to the Business Insider, the 1995 movie “Outbreak” was the ninth most popular title on Netflix this week – and the 4th most popular movie. The problem with most movies about pandemics is that quite frankly – they’re […]
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November 14, 2019
How to Create a Writing Place: The Story of Zeph
Every writer needs a special writing place, where their imagination can soar. Zeph, a 1977 caravan is mine.
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July 29, 2019
How To Be Lucky – A Short Story
Luck Takes Many Forms Mabel Merriweather grew up knowing she was lucky. “Luck of the O’Gormans,” said Ma, drawing a line on Mabel’s palm with a finger. “See that mark there?” “It’s a freckle.” “Maybe, maybe. But that freckle is the shape of a heart, see? That’s the sign of the Luck. We’re lucky, you […]
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June 27, 2019
Do You Love Tiny Stories?
I’m always scribbling in notebooks. I have stacks by now: multi-coloured and full of crazy words. The other week, I started reading through them, searching for a half-finished tale about a witch-finder and a midwife. I couldn’t find that particular story, but I did manage to discover other story snippets. Here’s one you might enjoy. […]
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May 28, 2019
How to Make the Perfect Chocolate Cake …
This recipe never fails! This chocolate cake is also called Dana’s Chocolate Cake, so of course it’s perfect for me, because the heroine of my SoulNecklace Stories is Dana, and she’s strong and feisty, just like … this cake? Actually, I’m not sure about that analogy. But whatever, this is a great recipe. This cake […]
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How to Make the Perfect Chocolate Cake
This recipe never fails! This chocolate cake is also called Dana’s Chocolate Cake, so of course it’s perfect for me, because the heroine of my SoulNecklace Stories is Dana, and she’s strong and feisty, just like … this cake? Actually, I’m not sure about that analogy. But whatever, this is a great recipe. This cake […]
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