Being a Busybody
Today I saw a beautiful Siamese cat outside a house on a corner (former old shop converted to a home). I don't like to see cats near...
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Feb 182 min read
Bin Monitor of the Year
On one side of my house I have a short-term Airbnb rental. The house on the other side is rented to students. The bins for both houses,...
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Nov 9, 20231 min read
A Time of Wonder
Things that excited me as a child: the woolly mammoth, giant clams, giant squid, spontaneous human combustion, mind reading, invisible...
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Oct 2, 20232 min read
A Small Paris Story
When I lived in Paris, I became friendly with an elderly neighbour. Her name was Madame Colombo and she was lonely. Every few days she...
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Oct 2, 20232 min read
That Awkward Moment
I took Freckles to the vet this afternoon and narrowly avoided having to put one of my kidneys on Facebook Marketplace. Don’t worry,...
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Oct 2, 20232 min read
Ferocious
While I was staying with my mother, I noticed she kept rubbing her left eye. My sister Jocelyn noticed that the eyelid was red and...
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Sep 17, 20231 min read
I Am Part of and Support Writers for the Voice
I was present on the day the deeds for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park were handed back to the Anangu people in 1985. The handback of this...
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Sep 17, 20231 min read
Writers for the VOICE
Australia will soon hold a referendum (October 14) on a change to the Constitution that would give First Nations peoples here an advisory...
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Sep 17, 20231 min read
A Short Wheel Base
The woman drinking coffee with her friend at the next table has a stepson who is about to propose to his girlfriend. They're on holiday...
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May 12, 20221 min read
It Takes Me Years to Write a Book
May 12, 2022 Do you want to know how I write? Here I tell you all about it on the Dymocks Book Blog.
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May 6, 20221 min read
Who Is Ricky Bird?
Who Is Ricky Bird? I’ll tell you who she is. Follow the below the image. https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/p/The-Improbable-Life-of-Ric...
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Apr 24, 20221 min read
Life and Death
April 22, 2022 Yesterday, I was crossing a street, a side street that forks off a busy road. I was with my friend so I probably wasn’t...
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Apr 1, 20221 min read
My Beautiful Book
April 1, 2022 ‘The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird’ will be published on May 4th. Just look at these babies!
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Apr 1, 20221 min read
Dedication
February 21, 2022 ‘The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird’ has just been sent to the printers. I called my mother and read out the dedication....
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Apr 1, 20221 min read
My New Book
February 16, 2022 My new book ‘The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird’ will be published here by Simon & Schuster on May 4. That’s only two...
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Apr 1, 20221 min read
The Wrong Door
February 10, 2022 Just now I was standing at the front window when a young man of about 18 or so walked up my steps in a swift, familiar...
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Apr 1, 20222 min read
Chicken and Cat
February 3, 2022 When I moved to Europe (France and Britain), I was surprised to learn that many of the people I met had been set up...
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Apr 1, 20221 min read
The Belly Button
January 25, 2022 When I was 9 years old, a girl in my class told me a terrifying scientific fact. If you touched your belly button after...
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Apr 1, 20221 min read
In the Soup
December 13, 2021 For the past few days I have been feeling burdened and pessimistic, overwhelmed and dull. As if I was moving through...
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