“It is, to my knowledge, the first publication to attempt a survey and selection of Australian blog-writing and so, after its modest fashion, something of a landmark text.” Geordie Williamson, The Australian, April 3rd. Here is the full text. James Bradley (a Misc. Voices contributor) has also written a companion post on some of the issues…
Photo credit: Caro Wallis I’ll be quiet this weekend, for reasons that will later become apparent, so I’ll take this chance to wish you all a happy holiday.
7.30pm last night. Adam walks through the door with – yet another – bag of Easter eggs from the supermarket. He holds it up triumphantly in the air. “Wow, you should’ve seen it at the shops. Mayhem! Madness! Everyone was in the chocolate aisle grabbing stuff and I got this one even though I didn’t…
Some days, the victories rarely bob up. Strung along the buoys of rituals and chores, strung out, you find yourself adrift. But those rare moments where circumstance and luck prevail, are enough to shake your salt off and maybe you can keep paddling back to shore. (Which is to say, the only productive thing I’ve done this morning…
This photo pretty much sums up for me what Term 1 has been like for Keira at school. She’s finding her way, growing into herself, and finding confidence: it’s her Beyonce Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) stance. I was fully braced for the long-haul necessity of walking her into class every day, with…
Taken last Friday when we drove Adam into his rendezvous point at the MCG for his ride. Riley enjoyed the thick, long grass. We don’t see much of it, what with drought and … not having a lawn. Riley moved his head at the last second, but at least you see his new haircut….
Starting Saturday and finishing yesterday, Adam and some work colleagues took it in shifts, on their bikes, to ride this red line: That’s from Swan Hill up at the border down to Port Fairy on the coast, all 520kms of it, in aid of the Murray to Moyne fundraiser. 9.30pm last night I’m sure there…
“I’ll read anything so long as it’s good, and online writing is full of excellent examples.” Read more here … I wrote a guest post over at SPUNC (Small Press Underground Networking Community) yesterday. Click the above link to read the rest. Keira is jumping around the house yelling “It’s the holidays! It’s the holidays!” Yes,…
Contributor copies of Miscellaneous Voices: Australian Blog Writing #1 are now making their way across the country and globe, as are the first of the pre-orders. Some blog posts have been written about those who’ve received them: such as Lead Igloo, Maekitso’s Cafe (you can win his copy if you enter his competition by writing a Ghazal),…
