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May 2019 Be Kind To You All
January 13, 2019

Another Christmas and New Year have been and gone. I’m always amazed at how quickly time flies. The lead up to Christmas is hectic, the holiday season is fun and the wind-down enjoyable. But now we have to pick up […]

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Nothing Sacred
October 6, 2015

Nothing Sacred, a verse novel by Linda Weste was launched at Museo Italiano last Wednesday. Nothing Sacred is a novel written in free verse poems. This imaginative work of fiction evokes the lives of characters including Clodia Metelli, Clodius Pulcher, […]

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Three and a Half Inches Behind
August 17, 2015

Be nice to your children, they choose your nursing home I was visiting a friend who has just moved into assisted care. This newly built aged care facility provides permanent care, dementia care, nursing services and palliative care and is […]

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A writer’s Journey
May 11, 2015

How do writers discover their love of writing? Some authors have always been readers and writers. They have grown up surrounded by books and have imagined or written stories all their lives. Others discover, like me, their love of writing by chance. Follow your […]

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Writers come from all walks of life and choose many different paths to achieve their dreams
January 19, 2015

Coping with challenging theories We live in a wonderful world that is full of charm and adventure. There is no end to  the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.’—      Jawaharlal Nehru Writers come from all walks […]

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