Category: Writing
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My Writing Space.
Separate to this post, we are also asked to ask YOU for ideas on what to write about. So tell me? What would you like me to write about? Any particular genre or style or topic? Right now, I’m typing this at my desk, in my home office. This hasn’t been my “normal” writing space…
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We Were Together.
We were together. I forget the rest. -Walt Whitman She lay awake. It was too early for sleep and her body knew that. Betraying her brain. She was bone tired. Turning off the television, she let the remote fall to the floor, thinking she would probably step on it in the morning. As she…
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Peace
“I’m out!” she shouted from the doorway, as she hitched her massive handbag up on her shoulder, opened the door and pulled her sunglasses down from on top of her head. She heard grumbling goodbyes from her workmates as she closed the door behind her and she felt bad, for just a moment, about leaving…
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Wherever I Lay My Hat (or iPhone)
For The Daily Post’s Writing Course : Finding Everyday Inspiration. Today, we’re tasked to write a post based on a One-Word Inspiration. They gave us six words: hope, regret, home, choice, secret, abundance. I chose Home. I have many places that I call home. My parents live in Central Queensland, so that’s definitely home. Home is…
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What Have I Learned?
I feel like I am constantly learning. Which is a very good thing. I recently transitioned careers and so I am learning something new almost every day. It’s tiring, for sure, but it’s also amazing and rewarding and inspiring. So today I’m tasked with writing a list of the things I’ve learned. First up, how…
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Why Do I Write?
Ultimately, I write in order to connect with people. I wouldn’t have said that a few years ago – I would have said that I write for myself or because I have to get the words out. But that’s not true. It’s not the driving force (well sometimes it is). The main driving force is…
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Defined by Flight – a Mini Life Update.
I feel like I have been defined by flight. By Qantas. That Platinum card (actually it’s down to Gold now). I’ve been traveling for work since 2005. I left my job in the lab on a Wednesday morning and flew to Singapore that afternoon for sales training. And I haven’t really stopped flying since. To…
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Contemplation – Cliches
We’re back again for another Contemplation – where I share with you a prompt from my Kikki.K A Sentence a Day journal, and invite you to share you response along with me. The prompt for today is a fun one, not too deep: What’s your favourite cliche? Ha! I love cliches. I have a friend…
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Contemplation – Dream Home
I was so excited to turn the page last night and find that I had come full circle in my A Sentence A Day journal! I started this three year cycle journal on July 17th, 2015 and last night, I found myself looking at my answer from last year. The prompt: What does your dream…
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Story in the Woods
She trudged along behind him, sulking while he whistled his way through the woods. She didn’t want to be here, she hated the outdoors. Let’s spend the day together, he’d said. Of course she’d assumed they would have a long leisurely brunch at her favorite cafe, take a walk through the shopping district so she…
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Contemplation – Motivation
Hi there and welcome to week 16 of Contemplation, where we share our responses to a prompt from my Kikki.K A Sentence A Day Journal. If you wish to join in, please write a new post answering the prompt below, use the tag Contemplation and link back to this post. Today’s prompt: What motivated…
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Contemplation – Young or Old?
Welcome to week 15 of Contemplation, where we share our responses to a prompt from my Kikki.K A Sentence A Day Journal. Last week, we talked about what challenges we’d overcome that day and many of you commented (as did I) that challenges often seem so much worse when there are a lot of them,…
Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist 