February 2nd in Australia. It’s been weekend of reviews and this morning a profound chat with Ali. Tomorrow it will be 4 years since Cyclone Yasi made landfall. Presently Tropical Cyclone Ola looks like it won’t be too much hassle. One of our sources of information during Yasi, other than the BOM site and ABC,Continue reading “After Yasi 4 year Anniversary – nearly here”
28 Words to Use Instead of “Awesome”
Originally posted on Brian D. Buckley:
It’s official: “awesome” is dead. It’s our fault. We killed it. We took a word that literally meant “awe-inspiring” – a word used to describe Mount Everest and the Andromeda Galaxy and God Almighty – and applied it to a YouTube video of a kid failing to swing a…
Writer’s Dream 9 – Reviews After Yasi
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
Carol from Writer’s Dream 9 has blogged this review of After Yasi Finding the Smile Within. She is an active poet whose focus is empowerment through spiritually focused poetry. writersdream9 Murfreesboro, Tennessee ** CAROL’s REVIEW “What would I do if I found myself facing a major cyclone in my town?”…
How to use Silly to Cope with a Natural Disaster
Today I flew in to Jedda Bradley’s facebook space for a chat. It was bucket loads of fun – the full interview mentions reality tv, chocolate, guinea pigs, chainsaws, and Hamish and Andy. To read why visit Jedda Bradley’s Artist Page. Here is a short extract. Chatting with Jedda Ten BIG, medium and tiny QuestionsContinue reading “How to use Silly to Cope with a Natural Disaster”
Magical Mystery Tour – After Yasi Hosts Revealed
So now the After Yasi virtual book tour heads from Dimity Powell’s blog home to Chairmaine Clancy’s web page. I am so delighted with the retweets, shares, facebook posts, and comments coming into various spaces on facebook, the blogs and launch pages. Queensland History, Australian Women’s Writers, ABC Far North, ABC Open and individuals likeContinue reading “Magical Mystery Tour – After Yasi Hosts Revealed”