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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
More history in pictures
The gang’s all here… Obama and top advisors watch the special ops raid as it happens: The numbering is a list of everyone involved, with the details at The Atlantic.
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While it’s still live at the FBI
Couldn’t help but take a screenshot of this one: It’s a bit squeezed, but you get the idea. An historical record this one, and given the nature of the 10 most wanted list, Bin Laden will be off there and … Continue reading
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Unexpected news, that
And with a short press conference, Osama Bin Laden is dead. I got an inkling this was the news from a work messaging service, then Twitter was all over speculation, then some news sites confirmed the reports, then I actually … Continue reading
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Byron Bay Writer’s Festival here I come… hopefully!
On the competition shortlisting front for 2011, here’s my first bit of news. I have been shortlisted for the Byron Bay Writer’s Festival/Varuna Litlink Unpublished manuscript award. As one of four finalists, I could be up for a trip to … Continue reading
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Election Day 2010
I have resisted or even saying much about the election this year. None of it’s particularly impressive really, not to mention the media coverage — worse than ever — but that said, it’s clear to anyone who knows me who … Continue reading
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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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Carl Williams dead — Underbelly back in the headliness
Well, this seems oddly appropriate, and well-timed if you’re Channel Nine, that’s for sure. Not so much if you’re Carl Williams… Carl Williams murdered in prison Notorious underworld identity Carl Williams is dead after an attack by two inmates, one … Continue reading
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