Author Archives: Steve
Happy birthday Sallie!
Happy birthday to my dear wife Sallie You truly mean everything to me. Even if we did it this year in the strangest place!
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Happy birthday Alex!
Happy birthday to Alexander, the big five year old! May everything be just how you like it.
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NanoWrimo 2011 — or write a novel in 30 days…
After a couple of years break, I am participating in NanoWrimo 2011. The now long-held online tradition sees writers all over the world take on the slightly mad task of writing a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. … Continue reading
New phone and new contacts
I have a new phone (an iPhone, finally in the smartphone age!) and with it a new phone number. It feels like a new age, so why not…? Anyway, if you want to contact me, smartphones are more about Twitter, … Continue reading
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RIP Steve Jobs
(Image borrowed from the Apple site, I’m sure they would be okay with it in this circumstance.) I was at a work conference all day yesterday (and not particularly well either), but the news did filter through anyway. I’ve been … Continue reading
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Remembering this date
Just like everyone else in the world, it seems fitting to put at least something brief down about the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. A lot of conflicting emotions, I must say. It was a terrible event, that … Continue reading
Happy Fathers’ Day!
Some things are best said in person, and when they can’t be, they’re best said on video:
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The quiet days of winter…
Haven’t been here much recently… just laying low really. I suppose we’re just coming out of the last of winter here now. Coonabarabran isn’t the coldest place I’ve ever been, but it’s up there. You notice it’s winter, let’s put … Continue reading
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Text Prize 2011
The winner of the Text Prize 2011 was announced this morning: http://textpublishing.com.au/news/post/text-prize-winner-announced1/ “The winner of the 2011 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is Myke Bartlett, for his adventure novel The Relic, in which mythological creatures invade suburban … Continue reading
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Sesame Street rap
Great video I found on Boing Boing… Showing the power of good editing: Sesame Street breaks it down from Wonderful Creative on Vimeo.
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