Fleur Blüm, a Melbourne-based writer, performer, and musician, crafts fiction with a romantic twist, infused with feminist themes.

Mel Buttle

NaPoWriMo + MICF

In my last post, I mentioned that I was thinking of doing NaPoWriMo, that is, National Poetry Writing Month. The idea is that you do one poem every day in April, and then you have thirty poems, and some good habits. I did it in 2014 and enjoyed the experience, even though the poems were…

April 8, 2016

toearlyretirement

Art, Writing

Ali McGregor, Andy Matthews, Bart Freebairn, Becky Lucas, Hannah Gadsby, Juan Vesuvius, Luisa Omielan, Mel Buttle, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, MICF, Michelle Brasier, NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month, Nicole Henriksen, Peter and Bambi Heaven, Velvet, Wil Anderson
Comedy Festival – GO!

Last night was the first night of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF). I went out to see two shows; Mel Buttle’s Up to Pussy’s Bow and Luisa Omielan’s Am I Right Ladies? Two beautiful, strong, funny women. I bought this awesome Bumper Book for Boys, published in 1938, from Mel for 35cents. I’m looking…

March 25, 2016

toearlyretirement

Writing

Challenge, comedy, Inspiration, Luisa Omielan, Mel Buttle, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, MICF, NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month, Poetry, Writing