Category: Opinions-Editorial
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The Last Child
“He’s never done anything like this before.” “What?” Alex mouthed. Caroline held up one hand. Principal, her husband heard her in his head. “Thank you for telling us,” she continued,”we’ll take care of it.” Take care of what? You’re not telling me everything, he thought at her. She pressed the red icon. She looked up […]
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Freed Speech
They talk about free speech. That free speech that silences all of another. That free speech that suffocates second thought. That free speech that only allows one voice and one voice alone to be heard. Free speech that interrupts, name calls, demeans, labels, isolates and threatens violence. Publicly, privately, hourly, daily, always weakly. Isn’t free […]
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Solace
If i would,I’d salve you in your solace.If i could,I’d cure you in my presence.If you would,Could you draw upon the healing given me?
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Why Adults Should Read to Their Children (Upside Down)
Steps for reading to children: Place book on your lap facing child. Read book while tracing out each word. Which of course means the child learns to read for him or herself. Which leads them on the first steps towards an education. The disadvantage is that the adult has to learn to read upside down. […]
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Australia Day
As a country we couldn’t even agree on the width of railways. As a country we can’t even agree on a national day. Or respect those who disagree. Every Australia Day is the same: somebody’s yelling at the immigrants, yelling at the Aboriginals, yelling at all and those who don’t think like you. Every Australia […]
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Writing Lessons
Last week I learnt a few things about writing. Novel I’m probably tired of talking about the novel. It’s set in the present but with a backstory from the past. My major problem is that the backstory is quite intrusive, so intrusive in fact that it cannot be told in flashbacks without spoiling the present […]
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The Feminist Card
“You know me… I either bring the best out of people or the worst…” A mere musing to myself. But a few weeks later, the remark returned to me. Adversely. Not only that but he played the feminist card. On me… This person had hurriedly and thoughtlessly implemented a change that had adversely affected many […]
Andrew James Whalan 