Monthly Archives: July 2010

I Write Like…

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Steve

I write like Stephen King I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing! Apparently… (Yes, another web meme thing, but given the topic, I really couldn’t resist trying this one. Not a bad answer to see, really!)

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News just in: Text Prize… I did not win

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Steve

News just in this morning… I did not win the Text Prize for fiction… http://textpublishing.com.au/news/post/text-prize-winner-announced/ Congratulations to Jane Higgins, winner of the 2010 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, for her apocalyptic action novel The Bridge. I’ll second … Continue reading →

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Shopping Day…

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Steve

It’s not like shopping used to be that exciting… in fact, one of the good things about getting away from Sydney has been avoiding big shopping centres every weekend. But when you avoid them most of the time, I guess … Continue reading →

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Toy Story 3!

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Steve

Pixar can really do no wrong. Toy Story 3 is just such a fun movie; so well made, well performed, moving, funny, adventurous and fulfilling. Can’t put it better than that. I took Will, and Alex (for the first time), … Continue reading →

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Off to Sydney…

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Steve

… For the first time since I moved away in early February. The whole family is going down there for just under a week, most for medical stuff for Will and Alex, but also the break and the shopping will … Continue reading →

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