Not long now. How has everyone gone with their novels? Better than me I hope. Day 29 saw me return to work after four days off while my mum was in town. As such I did very little other than that. I did read some of Winnie the Pooh and downloaded a short story collection …
NaNoWriMo 2017: Day 16
Day 16 was a day of chores and work and an overwhelming frustration that I wasn't cloistered away somewhere imaging marvelous things. November 16 Picked up Mat from the mechanic - his car was getting serviced Washed my car- I park under an enormous gum tree and the birds unleashed hell's fury upon it. I …
Greed and Fear
A friend said to me the other day, every decision we make is governed either by fear or greed (I’m taking greed to mean wanting something you don’t currently have, there’s nothing mean or miserly about it). It’s not hard for me to agree with this statement and when I reflect on my own life …
What does writing add to the world?
When I was considering a thesis topic as part of my Masters degree I had the following conversation with my then boss: "What would you do it on?" she asked. "Female relationships in fairy tales," said I. "What do you hope to get out of that..." I paused to think... She clarified, "As a practical …
The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Milan Kundera
“A person who longs to leave the place where he lives is an unhappy person.' Date Completed: August 13 2017 Page Length: 320 Goodreads The Unbearable Lightness of Being was, for me, one of those books that you’ve heard of but don’t know anything about. Someone had probably mentioned it at uni, and I know a …
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Life and Work
I haven't lead a traditional working life. I was very spoilt in the sense that my parents supported my dreams both emotionally and financially. This rankles a lot of people and I understand why, but I'm not ashamed of what my parents have done for me, I'm grateful. When I left high school I didn't …
The Joy of Sleeping In
I’m trying to be more positive. That’s a sentence that’s probably been written a million times (often as an intro to some thinly veiled complaining. Hopefully I don’t follow that route). I recently began reading Caitlin Moran’s collection of Essays, Moranthology. Towards the end of her introduction she wrote that her “underlying, abiding belief is …
The Internet
I have a first world problem for you. The internet at my parents (where I currently reside) sucks. I was recently staying in a charming coastal local with access to the NBN so returning this black hole (by anyone’s standards not just those with the NBN) has been particularly tough. The WIFI is so weak …
