Writing memoir is an intensive process of self-examination, conducted for the most part in solitude. So winning the Affirm Press…
Varuna Affirm Press Mentorship – Thursday morning
Read me on wifi, I have many pictures. Yesterday the words were hard so I took the camera out into…
Varuna Affirm Press Mentorship – Wednesday morning
Fuckballs.
You know how writing about yourself can be hard work? And how overthinking everything can lead to either tangled knots or brilliant insight?
Well, yeah. That just happened.
Varuna Affirm Press Mentorship – Tuesday Morning
Last night I wrote on Facebook that the imposter syndrome is strong this time. It’s still strong. I recently read…
Grist for the mill
Fresh off the rebound from another visit to the palace of justice. Reeling. Thinking. Grinding. Judgement will be given…
Reblog: Keep making noise
So last night, this happened. At what point have I invited attention here? Or is it the case that I’ve…
Trauma Responses – the body’s way of telling stories
I’ve recently been thinking out loud about trauma and find myself using the term ‘trauma responses’. It’s a shorthand term I’ve developed…
Self as subject: the peculiar pickle of autobiographical higher degree research
Paper presented at the University of Newcastle Creative Arts Research Symposium, Newcastle, Australia, 9 June, 2016. I do not condone…
