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February 2024
- Feb 26, 2024 The Storyteller's Guide to Quick Fixes and Silver Bullets Feb 26, 2024
- Feb 25, 2024 The Storyteller's Guide to Coffee Feb 25, 2024
- Feb 8, 2024 The Storyteller's Guide to Forward Motion Feb 8, 2024
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February 2022
- Feb 15, 2022 We can't ignore ourselves Feb 15, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 28, 2022 Voyage and Return Jan 28, 2022
- Jan 21, 2022 On joining a gym Jan 21, 2022
- Jan 14, 2022 Plot choices Jan 14, 2022
- Jan 7, 2022 Looking for the exits Jan 7, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 31, 2021 All words no pictures Dec 31, 2021
- Dec 24, 2021 The Christmas show Dec 24, 2021
- Dec 17, 2021 A social constellation Dec 17, 2021
- Dec 10, 2021 Deus ex machina Dec 10, 2021
- Dec 3, 2021 Show don't tell - llet t'nod wohS Dec 3, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 26, 2021 The "inspirational writer" Nov 26, 2021
- Nov 19, 2021 Haben Girma Nov 19, 2021
- Nov 12, 2021 One year Nov 12, 2021
- Nov 5, 2021 Subplots Nov 5, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 29, 2021 Human(kind) Oct 29, 2021
- Oct 22, 2021 Giving voice to the radio waves Oct 22, 2021
- Oct 15, 2021 Flexing emotions Oct 15, 2021
- Oct 8, 2021 Tsunamis and shakti mats Oct 8, 2021
- Oct 1, 2021 Quitting the stage is the deepest betrayal Oct 1, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 24, 2021 On uniqueness and identity Sep 24, 2021
- Sep 17, 2021 Freedom, ambition and Jack Kerouac Sep 17, 2021
- Sep 10, 2021 What I learned in the coffee industry Sep 10, 2021
- Sep 3, 2021 Like-minded vs like-hearted Sep 3, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 27, 2021 On the road: Gnaraloo Station Aug 27, 2021
- Aug 20, 2021 Peace Aug 20, 2021
- Aug 13, 2021 The gold we don't know we have Aug 13, 2021
- Aug 6, 2021 Vulnerable Storytelling Aug 6, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 30, 2021 Dipping reality into whimsy Jul 30, 2021
- Jul 23, 2021 On the road: Basel, Switzerland Jul 23, 2021
- Jul 16, 2021 How should a human being lead their life? Jul 16, 2021
- Jul 9, 2021 Nook Jul 9, 2021
- Jul 2, 2021 Transformation Jul 2, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 25, 2021 Three layers of questions I ask everyone Jun 25, 2021
- Jun 18, 2021 Where boredom can't touch us Jun 18, 2021
- Jun 11, 2021 You are an explorer Jun 11, 2021
- Jun 4, 2021 The aspirational identity of your book Jun 4, 2021
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May 2021
- May 28, 2021 On dreams and actions May 28, 2021
- May 21, 2021 On the road: NoMad, Manhattan New York May 21, 2021
- May 14, 2021 Active audiencing May 14, 2021
- May 7, 2021 Piers Newton-John May 7, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 30, 2021 First drafts open the door Apr 30, 2021
- Apr 23, 2021 the few, and deeply Apr 23, 2021
- Apr 16, 2021 We are artists Apr 16, 2021
- Apr 9, 2021 A slower determination Apr 9, 2021
- Apr 2, 2021 On the road: The Coromandel, New Zealand Apr 2, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 26, 2021 Writing is just doing the work Mar 26, 2021
- Mar 19, 2021 Between the problem and the solution Mar 19, 2021
- Mar 12, 2021 On the road: Abbortsford Convent, Melbourne AU Mar 12, 2021
- Mar 5, 2021 We are souls first Mar 5, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 26, 2021 I never wanted to be a photographer Feb 26, 2021
- Feb 19, 2021 Tonight the sky is exploding Feb 19, 2021
- Feb 12, 2021 Is this what I feared? Feb 12, 2021
- Feb 5, 2021 Today we have no plans Feb 5, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 29, 2021 Nostalgia feels like regret Jan 29, 2021
- Jan 22, 2021 Giving our best to something that doesn't love us Jan 22, 2021
- Jan 15, 2021 Chasing ourselves Jan 15, 2021
- Jan 8, 2021 Work that matters Jan 8, 2021
- Jan 1, 2021 Empty and dark shall I raise my lantern Jan 1, 2021