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News just in: Text Prize… I did not win
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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Shortlist for 2010 Text Prize
Must admit I am extremely proud and happy about this one. I only submitted for this competition at the literal last minute, after I found a courier in town that could ship to Melbourne overnight. But look where I am … Continue reading
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New Year’s Resolutions
It’s always the time of the year to think about this thing, as we’re constantly reminded in all media… along with the constant reminder that we mostly never follow through with these things. So just for the record, here’s what … Continue reading
I want to live in something like this
This is a house at Fingal Bay, that we’ve seen while driving past for a few years now. It’s blue, wood/hardiplank covered, big, probably some kind of kit home, but it has such a nice look. At least three bedrooms, … Continue reading
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Hitting the road
Turns out we didn’t actually get out of Sydney until 3pm! A ute to return in the morning, the hotel to pack up and two cars to pack, then a visit to the hospital, just to see/farewell/wish a merry Christmas … Continue reading
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Crazy times…
Starting today we’re moving out… out of our Blacktown house, and hopefully out of Sydney all together. It’s all a little weird, with too many unrelated things all hitting us at once, and we just had to make a decision. … Continue reading
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The end of Movember–with picture!
Had to post my final Movember look… it’s an eerily effective moustache I suppose, and I did raise over $100, which I’m proud of. And I did get two weeks of free burgers from Grill’d as well, which is nice … Continue reading
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It’s Movember! Donate now!
I’m doing the Movember thing again and have signed up properly this time! To donate or check out more about the charity, go here: http://www.movember.com/m/303656 The evidence from last year: Send money now to see me do it all again!
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Finding writing time
I continue to be frustrated (or is that frustrate myself?) by not creating the time to write at home, and in the last couple of months, the writing on the train time that served me so well for nearly the … Continue reading
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A wee bit of progress for Will
Will has a lot of medical problems, as anyone that knows us is aware. Problems in his kidney and bladder, and it’s followed through to a number of other developmental areas. It’s tough, but we cope. On Monday, he had … Continue reading
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