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Withholding food from bobby calves
Yes, another dairy post. It’s been long overdue. If anyone is interested – I finished October without any further dairy incidents. I’ve largely stuck with being dairy-free since. I was on holiday in...
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Voices From Elsewhere
It doesn’t seem like the Wheeler Centre has only been here with us in Melbourne for one year. For me, trying to remember a time before the Wheeler Centre is like trying to remember life before smart...
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Fairy Tales Re-imagined: part one
Fairy Tales Re-imagined: from Werewolf to Forbidden Room was a two day symposium (10-11 March 2011) exploring the evolution, and contemporary relevance of, fairy tales. Presented by Film Art Media,...
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Fairy Tales Re-imagined: part two
Fairy Tales Re-imagined was a two day symposium (10-11 March 2011) exploring the evolution, and contemporary relevance of, fairy tales. You can read part one of Fairy Tales Re-imagined here. _ Warning:...
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If a film does not respect its audience, is it a bad film?
CAUTION: CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS – basically, the whole plot of the film, including the ending. (This is not a review, but a rant following the 26 July screening of Michael at the Melbourne...
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Best of MIFF 2011: The Turin Horse
There are certain yoga poses that transfix you – stretching muscles and releasing tension in the exact places you need it most. They’re different for each person; mine all seem to be backbends, like...
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A Misdiagnosis
In late September my body started doing some peculiar things – specifically, my forearm and thigh muscles would ache a little whenever flexed, and I was getting worse-than-usual neck stiffness and...
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Melbourne Writers Festival
I’m totally taking a page (or more) out of Adele Walsh’s book (well, blog) to let you know that I’ll be out and about (shock horror) at the Melbourne Writers Festival’s Schools’ Program as part of my...
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Liebster Award Blog-a-thon
The lovely Sam of An Online Universe pinged me as part of the Liebster Award Blog-a-thon. Apparently there are rules, for those of you concerned about such things: Each person must post 11 things about...
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My monster says I can’t
I don’t think anybody likes having to say “I can’t”. They’re certainly words that I struggle with. I say them a lot, and each time they’re laced with disappointment, with embarrassment, with anger and...
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Melbourne Writers Festival and Anniversaries
One of the many wonderful aspects of my job at the Centre for Youth Literature is our work as a supporter of the Melbourne Writers Festival’s Schools’ Program. Though, as a YA lover, I had been begging...
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Remembrance
For me, October and November still echo with the anniversary of my ill health. Perhaps after three years that shouldn’t be the case, but “shouldn’t” doesn’t change emotions. I am still processing the...
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If a film does not respect its audience, is it a bad film?
CAUTION: CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS – basically, the whole plot of the film, including the ending. (This is not a review, but a rant following the 26 July screening of Michael at the Melbourne...
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A Misdiagnosis
In late September my body started doing some peculiar things – specifically, my forearm and thigh muscles would ache a little whenever flexed, and I was getting worse-than-usual neck stiffness and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Voices From Elsewhere
It doesn’t seem like the Wheeler Centre has only been here with us in Melbourne for one year. For me, trying to remember a time before the Wheeler Centre is like trying to remember life before smart...
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