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I love mentoring new writers and encouraging people to embark on their creative journey. This post is for people who are just starting out writing stories, which applies equally to fiction and non-fiction. Throughout the years I’ve noticed several commonalities that…
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In Memory of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I first read Gabriel Garcia Marquez in high school; I was sixteen or seventeen, I’m not quite sure. We focussed on South American literature in the studies leading up to my final year. Between Pablo Neruda’s love poems and Isabelle…
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Kidnapped shadows: the cinematography of 12 Years A Slave
Last week I caught up with Oscar nominated film, 12 Years A Slave. The intense narrative of Solomon Northup, freeman kidnapped and taken to the South, is an exceptional story accompanied by exceptional cinematography. Sean Bobbitt shot the film, and…
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An Ode to Joy
I recently attended Riverstone arts gathering in Upper Plenty, where I got in touch with my inner poet. I haven’t written poetry in a long time, and after feeling slightly stumped on a Sunday morning, I felt called to write…
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Golden Idols: Raiders of the Lost Ark Cinematography
I recently had the good fortune to watch Raiders of the Lost Ark on the big screen. Not only that, in an IMAX! As a child of the mid-80s, I never got the chance to see the original Indiana Jones…
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In Memoriam: Grandpop’s Eulogy
As some of you know my Grandpop died last week after a battle with lung cancer. Thankfully I was able to see him before he left this world and attend the funeral. When my mum asked if I would like…