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The parable of the strategically unimportant baroness
“Almost all of us long for peace and freedom; but very few of us have enthusiasm for the thoughts, feelings and actions that make for peace and freedom.” – Aldous Huxley As can often be the case, an...
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The Emperor has no clothes
This post is a little off topic for this blog, though I guess it does speak broadly to a cultural movement. I had originally envisaged this as a twitter rant, but realized that in order to explain and...
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Le roi est mort, vive le roi !
Don Juan de Austria Don John of Austria. Ritter Johann von Österreich. Jeromín. It makes sense, doesn’t it, that when I finally commit, after a long absence, to a writing project again, it is about a...
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To augment this blog… This Lingua Franca
To augment this blog… This Lingua Franca …is what unites us..
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Still stand
Let the tide flow under the bridge Let it rip At me In time, we’ll see That I am stronger yet Still stand Let the crows peck out my eyes Let them tear Me blind In time, they’ll find I am wiser yet...
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Of honour codes
So Malcolm Fraser’s talk today at the Sydney Writer’s Festival to discuss his book “Dangerous Allies” sent my thoughts hurtling back to a poem I wrote in 2009. I initially called it “Samurai” but...
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The fascination of the journey
In 2010 two things happened. I took 6 weeks off work to write a novel (I salary sacrificed a month of salary to ‘buy’ 4 weeks extra annual leave, and I’m eternally grateful to my then boss who was...
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Berlin
I’ve been intending to write some pieces about my recent travels through western Europe, from 2nd August to 16th September. I like a little time for reflection. Always. To see what comes to the fore,...
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Regensburg
The train trip from Berlin to Regensburg on 7 August was uneventful, because I slept for most of it. Changed at Nuremberg from an ICE to a regional express, and in a different sort of story, this is...
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Paris
I’ve been wrestling with this a while. Paris. Where to begin? I arrived on Friday 15 August. My first ever trip to Paris, never been before. It took the better part of a day to get from Regensburg to...
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