Tag: art
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Write, Rewrite, Then Don’t Rewind : Writing Out Loud #4
I paid my money didn’t I? I should be able to take my choice then? No, not when NYC Midnight have their flash fiction competition. One thousand carefully chosen words, a genre, a scene and an object chosen at random. Forty Eight hours to write it. And on Saturday 15th July, the email arrived. Genre:…
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Suffering Is a Superpower
Bleed out drop by drop, Breathe out gasp by gasp, Lose time tick for tock, And love beat by beat. Each day darkens upon dark, Each touch lessens its loss, I watched my heart disappear, Shrivelled and dried by fear. Push me away, slap my face, Shove me to the wall, that’s my place, Punch…
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An Everlasting Light
The worst doubt drives my fear Do I really have any light to hold? When all I have will disappear Once all I am and was grows cold. When that light I carry dies out Another question I’ll ask with more doubt Will I leave the world dark once I go Or bathe it briefly in…
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Walking Through Pendulums
A few weeks ago, I checked out Sydney Biennale‘s the Embassy of the Real at Cockatoo Island. Cockatoo Island is a now heritage listed former factory and shipyard and is fascinating in its own right. But what I found fascinating were some of the exhibits of the Embassy of the Real including the dirigible on the left. But…
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Soaking the Beans : Megan Washington and Writer’s Block
Sometimes after all one’s efforts, everything looks like it’s turning out for the worst. But then the rain clears, and the moment is right. Such was the case when I went and saw Megan Washington sing and be interviewed at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) in Melbourne. I arrived on time. But at the wrong venue.…
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Buy the StegoSaurus
A few weeks ago I visited the Melbourne Scienceworks and was reminded of the following. Quite a while ago, I was at Questacon (The National Science and Technology Centre). They were having a dinosaur exhibition which was fantastic as I remember. For all I know it could have inspired Clive Palmers Dinosaur Park. But I’ve wandered…
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On Unselfish Love…
There is almost an obsession with being loved unselfishly. Out there is the perfect person who will supply your needs forever. Your mission impossible is to find that person, convince them to love you and you will be happy forever. And you will love them back, but secondly. Unfortunately, this love is the one that…
Andrew James Whalan 