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May fiction podcast: Aperture

Thursday, May 10, 2012

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Here’s one for those who missed the Spineless Wonders gig in Adelaide on Tuesday – that includes me, since the Holden decided to have an attack of Carkinson’s Disease half an hour down the highway. A great night was had by all reports and the next is scheduled for August. [update 16/5: beautiful photos [...]

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storm stories

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Next week there’s another ‘Spineless Wonders presents…’ event in Adelaide. I love being a part of this gig – local actors read short stories by Australian authors while we sit back and sample the Wheaty’s featured brews. Can’t think of anything wrong with that. Come early – it was standing room only last time. Two [...]

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On Books and Gender

Sunday, March 25, 2012

This year, I’m taking the AWW challenge to read books by Australian women writers. I’ve read ten without reviewing any, and wanted to set down some thoughts – not as a review, but as a sort of pre-review purge and audit of the status of women, at least in my reading list. It’s turned out [...]

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March fiction podcast: Moth

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The edits are finished for The Rest is Weight and I’m just about to get proofs and covers sorted out. Will post the cover here when it is ready. I am thrilled to be getting another book out so soon, partly because it’s helping me avoid suffering in the form of the second draft of [...]

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