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Random road trip!!!

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Be “unselfconscious”

by 12 January 2012
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I found an old letter from my Great Aunt Marg (award-winning poet, Margaret Avison) referring to some of my early teenage attempts at writing that my grandmother had shared with …

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Dab some mercy on somebody today…

by 11 January 2012
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The world will give you that once in a while, a brief time out. The boxing bell rings and you go to your corner, where somebody dabs mercy on your …

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Sexy red & black number

by 9 January 2012
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I remember in an interview for my first “grown-up”/office-y job, one of the questions they asked was: If you had any amount of money, what car would you buy and …

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Poetry tea: Love sorrow

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Love sorrow. She is yours now, and you must take care of what has been given. Brush her hair, help her into her little coat, hold her hand, especially when …

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Just sayin’…

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What makes us different, weird or ‘alien’ – once harnessed – is precisely what makes us extraordinary. This blog is a loving attempt to celebrate and encourage you to unleash your own special brand of alien for the extraordinary benefit of the world. Learn more about the origins of the blog here. Contact me here.

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