[1] “When I wake up, well I know I’m gonna be…”[2] These are the opening lyrics to a famous, catchy song by the Proclaimers. Gonna be? For me, the question is, gonna be what when I wake up? Well, I did wake up, and the world I’m living in is looking less and less familiar. …
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The message must get through
The War Is Finished, But Some Are Still Fighting Today is Remembrance Day, celebrated in Australia, UK, New Zealand, USA and other places around the world. The Armistice was signed, apparently, at 5.30am on November 11th 2018, so as to give time for the message to reach the various fronts for a ceasefire at 11am. …
Naughty or Nice
Jesus Christ is coming to town I’m making a list I’m checking it twice Gotta find out if I need Bon Bons and ice Prawns and pudding Mince pies and lights. I worry when I’m sleeping I plan when I’m awake I organise and shop and bake So it’s done for goodness sake …
Book Review | Scattered by Nola Lorraine
Nola Lorraine has stepped out of her usual academia and editing mode and entered into the magical world of fiction. Her debut novel, ‘Scattered’, is testament to her long-term passion to see the story well researched and well written. I was interested to see Nola chose as her setting the Canadian town of Halifax – …
Cleaning out the moldy titles? Are you a fan?
Who would have thunk? We are all aware that bread, milk and cheese have a use by date. Are there any readers, like me, who ignore use by dates? Does anyone else do a sniff test to see if the product really is no good for consumption? I’ve been known to cut mold from the …
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When Mother’s Day is not Happy
In recent years I have become acutely aware that the Mother’s Day I celebrated as a child and my early years of mothering—breakfast in bed, flowers and home-made cards with hand drawn love hearts—was not a total representation of how all mothers spend this day. Situations close to my own heart have arisen in the …
Sheilas and Blokes and the Forgotten Romantic Hero
I posted this article two years ago, but I was only thinking about the concept a couple of days ago while watching television. It struck me that often in commercials, the female character is depicted as calm, capable and usually in control. In contrast, the male character is often depicted as incompetent, stupid or at …
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Author Interview – Meredith Resce
Fast Nine Here are my quick answers to the questions fired at me. I was supposed to choose five… Long black or flat white? I don’t drink coffee. Let’s do a banana smoothie. Kiwis or koalas? Koalas Mangoes or kiwifruit? Mangoes Cricket or rugby? CRICKET!! Hobbits or Mad Max? No comment Books or TV? Really, …
Introducing the President of Omega Writers Australasia
Australasian Christian Writers, as part of our affiliation with Omega Writers as their partner Facebook group, has invited the leaders of Omega Writers to write a series on Omega Writers, who they are and how they operate.This month, President, Meredith Resce, is talking about her role in leadership with Omega Writers. The President of Omega …
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