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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.Protected: MIFF
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I am a big tennis geek/Big Brother
It will give away just how long I’ve been watching tennis and what a big nerd I am when I say that I was thrilled this evening when, for the first time in my memory, a woman was commentating a match between two men. In the eighties, men seemed to commentate…
Poetry!
(download the flyer and help promote the gig) In other news, the G20 convergence launch went well, drjon snuck off before I could say goodbye, avidscavenger gave a talk, and a couple broke up due to political differences but both seemed to find this quite amusing (she…
The first day of the rest of my life
I am now one of two directors of a proprietary limited company. It seems surreal. So… today: I attended the first day of my Certificate IV in Small Business Management, my colleague Dale registered the company with ASIC, he opened our business bank accounts, we met…
Surveillance and despair
“That compliance is what scares me the most. People are resigned to their fate. They’ve bought the Government’s arguments for the public good. There is a generational failure of memory about individual rights. Whenever Government says that some intrusion is necessary…
Israel, illegal combatants, laziness
Lots of yecch in the paper this morning. p_cat said all I really needed to say so I will simply point you at it and carry on with my day. Sigh. On another note, magazine business! Chats with journey2master! Friends!
From Failed States
The threat posed by [the stores of equipment for producing WMDs in the 1980s] had been put forward as one reason for invading Iraq. These sites had been secured by UN inspectors but the invaders dismissed them, leaving the sites unguarded. The immediate consequence…
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Two other things
1. One of my Melbourne Uni colleagues, Meg Mundell, has written one of the best articles I’ve seen in recent years about bisexuality for The Age. Also, the fabulous nihilla (Bonnie) is interviewed in it. 2. Would you pay $12 for a pocket-sized book of my poems? I’m…
Sydney/Melbourne
Quick comment before I plunge into IFJ work: Does the fact that the majority of people who commented on my last post are from Melbourne prove my point?
Crowd sizes
You know, I’ve just realised something very sad. Only 40,000 people showed for the Sydney IR rally. in 1988, as part of the Secondary Students Coalition, four other high school students and I (with some help from the Teachers’ Federation of NSW) got 100,000 people out…
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Probably not actually my ad
Ad sales rep needed Are you an ad sales staffer and still human? Corporate world not yet eaten your soul? We need you! Two editors and a designer with buckets of integrity in the process of starting a new magazine publishing company are looking for part-time sales…
Good stuff
1. {ariel flux} is back online after many hours of craziness and a steep learning curve. It’s still running the old software, but I will fiddle around with a test upgrade on a test site now rather than trying it with the live site. Best to learn before you start…
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Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
These are poems and meanderings that made their way to the page. I’d love to hear what you think of them. Want to get in touch? Drop me a line!
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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.
