Tag Archives: writing

Diary of Events

Posted on October 13, 2010 by waxings

No blog tonight as I am absolutely exhausted after compiling a calendar of writers’ festivals and other wordy events in Australia and beyond for 2010 and 2011. You would think someone had done this already, but I can assure you after … Continue reading →

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Scratching the Night Itch

Posted on October 12, 2010 by waxings

When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen.  But if you have not a pen, I suppose you must scratch any way you can. – Samuel Lover, Handy Andy, … Continue reading →

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Rioting in Greece

Posted on October 10, 2010 by waxings

A writer friend sent me a link that has rent my fantasy world asunder. Where once I dreamt of warm days on a poolside lounge, a teetering pile of books and the time to devour them in turn, interrupted only by the … Continue reading →

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And So We Begin..

Posted on October 10, 2010 by waxings

The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamouring to become visible.  ~Vladimir Nabakov After years of being haunted by these ghostly words, I have decided to … Continue reading →

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