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A port­manteau. A treas­ure trove. A time cap­sule. A poetry book. A diary. A photo album. Memor­ies. Dreams. Wishes. Hopes. An open letter to an unsus­pect­ing public. An intim­ate con­fes­sion to close friends. A declar­a­tion of intent. A whis­per of love. A per­sonal record. An exper­i­ment in intro­spec­tion. A per­form­ance space. A polit­ical rant. A wild yawp. Why do any of us pub­lish our words and images online? Come, dream with me.

Looking for birth music recommendations

by | Nov 30, 2008 |

While I’m sniff­ling in bed, I may as well make myself useful… I was going to tidy the house and clean the bath­room but I’m not really up to it. Right now, my sense is that I want music for labour that makes me want to move my hips. I want to get down and *groove*,…

Navigating the world of baby consumer goods

by | Nov 25, 2008 |

This post is a test-run for an e‑mail, so com­ments (and ideas) wel­come… Apo­lo­gies if anyone finds this arrog­ant, obnox­ious, con­des­cend­ing or any other neg­at­ive emo­tion. I am *not* asking for gifts. If this is all too much, please feel free to ignore completely!As I…

Goodbye, Uncle Len

by | Nov 18, 2008 |

Mum just called to tell me that my Great Uncle Len has died. He was my mother’s uncle. I had inten­ded to visit him on Sat­urday after­noon while we were in Sydney but I had a nap instead because I was so exhausted. He never mar­ried. When we were little, he used to sit…

Phoenix Emberstone

Phoenix Emberstone

pas­sion­ate polit­ical poet

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I am also known as Ro Ber­sten, a com­mu­nic­a­tions spe­cial­ist with more than 20 years’ exper­i­ence. See my CV and pro­fes­sional projects.