I had the pleasure of meeting Michel Faber at the Auckland Writers Festival this autumn. He’s a reserved, humble and softly-spoken fellow who was gobbled up by the overly bold interviewer, someone far less important, whose name escapes me. Faber brought with him onto the stage a pair of dainty red women’s shoes and onlyContinue reading “Book Review: The Fahrenheit Twins by Michel Faber”
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Book Quotes that will give you an insatiable desire to read the whole thing
If you’re not already a complete recluse and homebody like I am, you will be after reading these book quotes, which are succinct, powerful, compelling and just amazing. There is no need for literary context here, each quote possesses a standalone brilliance that makes it irresistible. Light thinks it travels faster than anything but itContinue reading “Book Quotes that will give you an insatiable desire to read the whole thing”
Medieval Icelandic Sagas: Tales of Blood Feuds, Dangerous Women and Warriors
In this series of podcasts, Australian writer and broadcaster Richard Fidler and his friend, Icelandic writer Kári Gíslason travel to Iceland to regail us with the stories of the ancient Vikings; tales of blood feuds, dangerous women, fugitives and warrior poets. They also go to the windswept country to discover more about Kari’s own mysterious origins.Continue reading “Medieval Icelandic Sagas: Tales of Blood Feuds, Dangerous Women and Warriors”
The Soul of the World: David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace combined his phenomenal intelligence and gift for writing with a high level of self-awareness, and a deep awareness of the brutality and enormity of the world. He had an almost omnipotent ability to understand and communicate about what it means to be human in his iconic books. Like most highly sensitive peopleContinue reading “The Soul of the World: David Foster Wallace”
Book Review: Fools Assassin (Part 1 of the Fitz & the Fool Trilogy) by Robin Hobb
A bit of background: I came very late to the party when it comes to fantasy fiction. A devoted fan of Game of Thrones on TV, I nonetheless found this far too violent, ruthless and bloody to become fully enveloped into the fandom and to read George R.R Martin. So it was a massive surpriseContinue reading “Book Review: Fools Assassin (Part 1 of the Fitz & the Fool Trilogy) by Robin Hobb”
A pep talk for babes who feel small
This pep talk is brought to you by the PEP TALK GENERATOR and written by a wise woman named Celeste. Don’t keep yourself too hidden. Embrace feeling small — let it open up the world before you, then watch it change with your touch. From the way you move oceans to the breaths you unknowingly take. TheContinue reading “A pep talk for babes who feel small”
A Pep talk for babes with anxiety
This is a pep talk for babes with anxiety. Close your eyes and sit with that feeling. Research shows that anxiety takes 20 minutes to pass when approached with mindfulness. This is not going to last forever. Recognize that your anxiety is part of who you are, but not all of who you are. DiscomfortContinue reading “A Pep talk for babes with anxiety”
Every picture tells a story: The girl with the big imagination
I can totally identify with this image. I don’t know where it comes from originally but I found it on Tumblr. Anyway nothing too deep, it just resonates with me. I hope you like it too.
Book of Hours: Eric Gill at Terse
Action is for the sake of contemplation. The active for the sake of the contemplative To labour is to pray. Work is the discipline (the yoga) by means of which The body holds its noise and leaves the soul free a little. Recreation is for the sake of work. Leisure time is for the sakeContinue reading “Book of Hours: Eric Gill at Terse”
Book of Hours: Washington Mathews at Lauds
It was the wind that gave them life. It was the wind that comes out of our mouths now that gives us life. When this ceases to blow, we die. In the skin of our fingers we can see the trail of the wind. It shows us where the wind blew when our ancestors wereContinue reading “Book of Hours: Washington Mathews at Lauds”
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