Wah! It's Sunday night (as I write this), and I've suddenly realised that I'll be out of town all Monday and Tuesday, so what to do about this week's Monday Musings? Something quick, that's what! So, I looked at my little list of ideas for something I could do fairly quickly, and noted one I'd … Continue reading Monday musings on Australian literature: Ad hoc literary awards (1)
Month: November 2017
Stan Grant, Talking to my country (#BookReview)
History is, in a way, the main subject of my reading group's October book, Stan Grant's Talking to my country. I'm consequently somewhat nervous about writing this post, because discussions of history in Australia are apt to generate more emotion than rational discussion. I will, though, discuss it - through my interested lay historian's eyes. … Continue reading Stan Grant, Talking to my country (#BookReview)
Six degrees of separation, FROM Less than zero TO …
Last month I changed my Six Degrees titling practice to not including the end book. Most commenters preferred that approach, so I'm sticking with it for the moment, with apologies to those who demurred! And now, before I get stuck into this month's choices, the formalities. Six Degrees of Separation is a meme currently run by Kate … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Less than zero TO …
Whispering Gums 