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Baby Steps vs. Leaps of Faith
I’m not going to talk about the fact that today is Valetine’s Day and I am not seeing anyone. I’ve recently started attending a Meet-Up group called Abundant Artists. The purpose is to get together with other local artists, predominantly working in visual art, but there are some performers too, and discuss what you’re struggling…
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Get Hairy February
Some of you may have realised by now I have feminist leanings. If you haven’t you haven’t been paying attention. I recently came across a campaign called Get Hairy February. Founded by Alex Andrews, the concept is simple; grow out your body hair for the month of February, spruik the bush, get people to pay…
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Not Enough
I’ve been having a somewhat difficult week. Nothing has happened to make it tough specifically, more a lingering, nagging feeling that something’s not right. I was thinking about this riding my bike home from work last night. The feeling I’ve been having this week is most easily summed up by the phrase “Not Enough”. Not…
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Was it Worth the Price of Admission?
Do memberships in the arts pay off? A few weeks ago I started working on the new show which Alexandra and I will be performing at the Melbourne Fringe festival in September.
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Hello 2018!
What are my goals for 2018?
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Reflections on 2017
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’ve done over the year
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Sixth Time Lucky
This year I finished my NaNoWriMo on 28 November. My final word-count was 50,336 words. The working title of my new book is ‘The Discovery of the Franklin’. I mocked-up this cover while procrastinating doing my words one day. The story is contemporary fiction with romantic elements. The main characters are sisters, Sarah and Katie…
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Feeling Powerless
content warning: male violence against women
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Get the coffee pot ready
It’s that time again, the lead up to NaNoWriMo. Each November hundreds of thousands of writers around the world commit to writing, the goal is to write a 50k word novel over the month, but writers can approach it however it suits them. I’ve done this month long writing sprint five times already (and I…
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A Worthwhile Life
27 minutes is how long it takes my father to reply to my happy birthday email. He says his friends, ‘the great unwashed’, came to sing around the piano to celebrate the eightieth year he’s been alive. I don’t send anything back. 75 minutes is how long it takes to catch up on the life…
Fleur Blüm 