Merc's World - writing & ruminations
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| Blog Name: | Merc's World - writing & ruminations |
| Url: | http://www.mercsworld.blogspot.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | creative writing, poets & writers, gigs |
| Description: | all over the place in the space of a mind - writing news and ruminations by an Aussie in Austria. |
| Popularity: | 32 Followers |
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The Nude Not Naked Tour 3 November in Sydney
I know that it says 2 November on my interview post with Nuala, but that's not entirely true. The interview was conducted in my yesterday and her tomorrow so that makes it our today, 3 November, and the temperature's still rising.
I know that it says 2 November on my interview post with Nuala, but that's not entirely true. The interview was conducted in my yesterday and her tomorrow so that makes it our today, 3 November, and the temperature's still rising.
Nude hits Sydney and the temperature rises
The Nude not Naked tour is making its last stop in Sydney today where temperatures are expected to hit 35. I’m so glad that Nuala Ní Chonchúir’s collection of short stories,
The Nude not Naked tour is making its last stop in Sydney today where temperatures are expected to hit 35. I’m so glad that Nuala Ní Chonchúir’s collection of short stories,
A "New Australian" history
I'm back in Sydney to say goodbye to the home I grew up in and to give a wave to Mum and Dad now strolling forever in their beloved bush. I hope the house becomes a hearth of home and creativity to the new owners and I hope it finds people it deserves. There's a lot of history in this house, "new Australian" history.My Dad, Herbert S. Petter, ran an exclusive catering business in the 60s and 70s when big cats had generous expense accounts. Dad brought his Vienna and London schooling to a Sydney whose palate was strictly lamb and mint sauce with the occasional oyster to stray from old Blighty.
I'm back in Sydney to say goodbye to the home I grew up in and to give a wave to Mum and Dad now strolling forever in their beloved bush. I hope the house becomes a hearth of home and creativity to the new owners and I hope it finds people it deserves. There's a lot of history in this house, "new Australian" history.My Dad, Herbert S. Petter, ran an exclusive catering business in the 60s and 70s when big cats had generous expense accounts. Dad brought his Vienna and London schooling to a Sydney whose palate was strictly lamb and mint sauce with the occasional oyster to stray from old Blighty.
University rankings of my Alma Mater - Sydney/Vienna
Although I'm pleased that the two universities I've been and still am associated with both ranked in the top 200, I've been wondering why they've both slipped. 60 year-old UNSW, the University of New South Wales, is now 47th (45th last year) and the University of Vienna, the oldest German-speaking university clocked in at 132nd (115th last year).Is it because government funding is weak in both places? Is it because research has to assert itself in the marketplace and there is no room to err? Methinks a lot is being lost in
Although I'm pleased that the two universities I've been and still am associated with both ranked in the top 200, I've been wondering why they've both slipped. 60 year-old UNSW, the University of New South Wales, is now 47th (45th last year) and the University of Vienna, the oldest German-speaking university clocked in at 132nd (115th last year).Is it because government funding is weak in both places? Is it because research has to assert itself in the marketplace and there is no room to err? Methinks a lot is being lost in
Short Stories by Patrick Cullen - a review
Once again I was unable to crack a place in the ABR reviewing competition. My aim wasn't so much a prize, but publication of the review in Australia. No worries. Maybe my blog will reach another audience, so here's my "review"; and if you like short stories, Patrick has a second collection in the works.Patrick CullenWHAT CAME BETWEENScribe Publications, $27.95 pb, 192pp 9781921372889In 2008 at the 10th International Short Story Conference in Cork, Ireland, Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Olen Butler commented in a work
Once again I was unable to crack a place in the ABR reviewing competition. My aim wasn't so much a prize, but publication of the review in Australia. No worries. Maybe my blog will reach another audience, so here's my "review"; and if you like short stories, Patrick has a second collection in the works.Patrick CullenWHAT CAME BETWEENScribe Publications, $27.95 pb, 192pp 9781921372889In 2008 at the 10th International Short Story Conference in Cork, Ireland, Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Olen Butler commented in a work
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