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Reading the Long Way Around

Writing The Long Way Around

For someone who has read voraciously from the age of two, hoovering up stories as fast as my parents could deliver them to my often grabbing hands, I have barely read in the 9 months since I started the course. This is partly due to my juggling of two part time jobs, a new business venture and my own writing but mainly because I was stared down by my overwhelming to read pile and globe-circumventing to read list. Since the first class when David Miller gave us a list of favourite books I have been body slammed, head snapped and … Continue reading Reading the Long Way Around

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A Pack of Literature

Writing The Long Way Around

Now this is recycling! I am in love with the idea that if you run out, or forget to put one in your bag, you can buy a book from a vending machine. These should be on every street corner. Reduce cancer and increase literacy through the power of a slot machine. Refurbished Cigarette Vending I have a mental image of a 1940’s cigarette girl in a swanky gin joint with a tray of classic literature instead of tobacco products. Continue reading A Pack of Literature