Quietly Spoken

It has been a long time since I last posted. Firstly I set up a blog on netspace which momentarily distracted me. But netspace is very different to here and I love the community of here. The main reason for my time lag has been a shoulder injury. I do a lot of mouse work at my office and one evening... Sign in to see full entry.

I went to see some free comedy today with my daughter, and believe me to appeal to children the comedian has to work twice as hard. Timing on jokes has to be fast or interest is lost. The comedian can't fall back on sex for humour but anything loud, brash, noisy or colourful draws a laugh as long as... Sign in to see full entry.

Having been trained to think as a literary critic it is easy to see potential patterns, perhaps just be coincidences or there may be a connection. It is important to keep an open mind and not to jump to conclusions too early as you can be wrong. It seems that critical analytical thinking is going... Sign in to see full entry.

When I checked my blog this morning I was so grateful for the supportive comments and there were even more tonight. Today I had a good day. I put on some purple stilettos with coloured diamente butterflies on the toes to go with the green we had to wear for our early St Patricks Day morning tea and... Sign in to see full entry.

I had a shocker of a day at work today. I had arranged to trade desks with someone who is leaving but someone else who is very popular has decided that she wants it as she wants a window view and our boss always supports her. I was hoping to be with the team not off by myself as I am at the moment... Sign in to see full entry.

My daughter's creche had a parent teacher night last night. Her teachers are very pleased with her progress,they love her paintings. She is sociable and mixes well with the other children, mature and well adjusted for her age. A beautiful happy child. Sign in to see full entry.

I have a need to be liked. When I found out that everyone apart from myself and one other person (who is known to be disliked by the person in question), in my work team were invited to a wedding that is to take place very soon I was depressed and hurt. The reason given by a third party was 'the... Sign in to see full entry.

I feel very honoured that my poem was discussed. I wonder what impact it would have had on my life and my writing if I had known about it 15 years ago? The challenge now is to track down the articles and to read what they have to say. Viewing the articles on line is very expensive so I'm hoping that... Sign in to see full entry.

All set for a quiet evening of shaping my script. I jumped onto the net and searched for my name. Imagine my surprise when a very major literary journal mentioned the poet my real name, plus a few other poets who all seemed to be Australian. At first I was annoyed. not only has an author created a... Sign in to see full entry.

I was really excited about getting started on my new screen play. I was about to turn on the computer when I noticed Percy rolling around by the door meowing loudly. I got the hint. I uncurled his purple harness and his light blue lead. He protested loudly as I snapped the harness around his plump... Sign in to see full entry.