The lovely Kate (my brother’s fiance) brought me a little stack of books to try. Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Go-Betweens by David NicholsEveryone Worth Knowing by Lauren WeisenbergerWillie’s Bar and Grill by Rob HirstTheft by Peter Carey In return I loaned herSaint Maybe by Anne TylerThe Jane Austen Book Club by (i forget) I don’t […]

The lovely Kate (my brother’s fiance) brought me a little stack of books to try. Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesThe Go-Betweens by David NicholsEveryone Worth Knowing by Lauren WeisenbergerWillie’s Bar and Grill by Rob HirstTheft by Peter Carey In return I loaned herSaint Maybe by Anne TylerThe Jane Austen Book Club by (i forget) I don’t […]

It’s been a strange old week of TV, given that I haven’t watched much of it yet again. But here were the highlights. The Cricket: I settled in for the absorbing contest of the Boxing Day Test. I’m slightly worried that one day I will be branded as un-Australian, because I actually like to see […]

It’s been a strange old week of TV, given that I haven’t watched much of it yet again. But here were the highlights. The Cricket: I settled in for the absorbing contest of the Boxing Day Test. I’m slightly worried that one day I will be branded as un-Australian, because I actually like to see […]

I always think the time between Christmas and New Year is a little weird. Particularly because I tend to lose track of what day it is. For instance, knowing full well today is Friday, but waking up thinking it should be Monday, because yesterday (being a public holiday) felt like Sunday (when really it was […]

Just received a very encouraging “no” to my Arrested Development paper that I had sent to The Velvet Light Trap. That’s okay. Until a week or so ago, I had actually forgotten I sent it. And unlike some journals they took the time to give some very useful, lengthy constructive criticism, praising some aspects of […]

Just received a very encouraging “no” to my Arrested Development paper that I had sent to The Velvet Light Trap. That’s okay. Until a week or so ago, I had actually forgotten I sent it. And unlike some journals they took the time to give some very useful, lengthy constructive criticism, praising some aspects of […]

When I started this blog in the middle of the year, I made a secret pact with myself that it would remain a cat-free zone. I decided that facebook is the place for trivial pictures of my cat and other such fluff (iness). The blog would be all academic and thoughtful, filled with my stunning […]

When I started this blog in the middle of the year, I made a secret pact with myself that it would remain a cat-free zone. I decided that facebook is the place for trivial pictures of my cat and other such fluff (iness). The blog would be all academic and thoughtful, filled with my stunning […]

Patience: Yes I know it’s the name of a Guns and Roses classic. But it is also my New Year’s resolution. Except it’s not so much of a resolution as it is a daily goal: to be more patient with myself and with others. So maybe (in spite of the stupid name for their latest […]