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My condolences to all the people of the Australian state of Victoria who have lost family members or friends in the wild firestorms that have devastated many areas of the state over the last 48 hours. At the time of writing at least 76 people have died and 700 homes have been destroyed. You can [...]

Aaaah – I’ve lost an hour today – and won’t get it back again for nearly six months. Daylight Saving started across Australia at 2am this morning. I lost an hour of my time and I’ve been looking for it all day. [sigh] In reality, I actually saw the clock on my computer tick over [...]

Life gets too hectic at times. This year has been particularly busy, especially trying to get all my study assignments done, travelling to and from university (an hour each way three times a week) plus being on a few committees and trying to do some blogging and writing. So I decided that it is time [...]

I am a long term member of the South Australian Writers’ Centre. I have attended many of their excellent courses, seminars and workshops over the years. All have been worthwhile. Recently I came across a reference to the Sydney Writers’ Centre. Checking out their website I was most impressed by the range of courses they [...]

It always amazes me how many people read this stuff that I write here on this blog. When I look at my statistics I am astonished that so many people are interested in reading what have to say. So I think I’ll keep on saying it. I also get great encouragement from the many people [...]