The story so far
I'm from Adelaide, but I'm living in Abu Dhabi right now. One day, I saw a gold leaf four wheel drive. It made me cry.
My first novel, Black Dust Dancing, was published by Wakefield Press in March 2009. It looks like this:
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Thursday
Just now, about ten minutes ago or perhaps fifteen, in a series of events which I cannot quite describe, I very nearly choked on a piece of toast. That is, I did choke, and very nearly could not do anything … Continue reading
Vertical Marathon
So, I was at my Friday morning circuit class yesterday morning, the 8.30 one, the one I never, ever miss and I was at the star jumps station when the woman at the next station (something to do with shoulders) … Continue reading
Tagged exercise, fark
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We'll laugh about this one day
From spain The car? Oh, yes, it’s manual. The road? Yes, just the one in and out of the town. What’s that? Is it a steep and narrow road? Why, yes. Yes, it is.
Posted in Adelaide (far) from Adelaide, comedy, Dispatches
Tagged comedy is tragedy plus time, fark
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And that's under the verandah
The mister has been in Al Ain this week. It’s an oasis town in Abu Dhabi state, less than a two hour drive from here. We were having a quick chat about things before he raced off for another night … Continue reading
Eight years old
‘That’s the one, Mum. That’s the one who hates me.’ To my careful eyes, the child at the top of the slide, laughing, head thrown back, looks adventurous, not like a bully at all. ‘I’m sure she doesn’t hate you. … Continue reading
At least I don't have to worry about my children's future anymore on account of there won't be one
Dear Penny Wong You are ace, but your targets are pathetic. Love from ThirdCat
Tagged climate change, fark
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Because I need just one more lust object
Because of reasons*, it has taken me all day (on and off) to get the pinky beecroft and the white russians album from emusic onto my mp3 player. And now that I have Senor Beecroft crooning Call Me through my … Continue reading
Tagged doctor's wife, fark
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I can't change my mind – I had to pay a deposit
My transformation to doctor’s wife is now complete. Scroll down the link til you see the total bliss marine package. That’s what I’ve booked. I’ll work out how I’m going to pay for it later.
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bookcase
Dear Laura Do you mean this kind of thing? Down with it I say. Though quite what I’m going to do about it I do not know. With love tc
Tagged fark
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What was that? Are you all right?
Remember this? You don’t? You mean you’re not committing the details of my life to memory so that you’ve got all the backstory in case you’re asked to come in one day when one of the other writers is sick*? … Continue reading
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