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Forthcoming Publication
Bottom Row: L>R Donna Abela; Vanessa Bates; Noëlle Janaczewska; Hilary Bell. Back Row: Ned Manning; Me; Catherine Zimdahl This post is...
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12 minutes ago2 min read
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Following on...(but no bears)
(In the Scriptorium (2023 production) As usual I’m posting a bit behind the beat. But given that Linked In and my website are the only...
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Feb 281 min read
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2025 and on
Bear at Sunrise The bear is apropos pf nothing – it’s just there to get your attention but also for me to say, yes, this WAS an early...
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Feb 22 min read
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More on Swallows...
Any excuse to feature more images of welcome swallows...Just a quick heads up. To my surprise and delight, my poem Welcome Swallow was...
veritylaughton
Sep 23, 20241 min read
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Some Movement at the Station…
As you can see from the above image, the amazing people at Affirm Press are now advertising the availability of the book of my stage...
veritylaughton
Sep 18, 20241 min read
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CITY LIBRARY TALK …PLUS SOMETHING FOR THE YEARNING
Yes I know…what on earth does an image of the Neolithic site, Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands have to do with an upcoming talk at the...
veritylaughton
Aug 27, 20241 min read
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Welcome, Swallow
I’m in sunny Portugal at the moment on a bit of a private odyssey. Lots of planning for lots of projects which is also a sunny place to...
veritylaughton
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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Marunka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)
Earlier this week I hosted a Q and A session at the re-furbished Piccadilly Cinema in North Adelaide for the SAFC Screen Circle with...
veritylaughton
May 24, 20241 min read
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End of Year Moment
Oh look…it’s been a wild ride. Sometimes the universe gets behind you with a mighty blast. And you do have to acknowledge those moments...
veritylaughton
Dec 18, 20232 min read
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Updating November 2023
I don’t know quite why I have a blog if I’m always writing in it just that bit late. My adaptation of Pip Williams’ novel, The Dictionary...
veritylaughton
Nov 17, 20232 min read
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2023
I'm cheating here by offering an updated report from the 7-ON website where the seven of us (or as many as can get to it at a given...
veritylaughton
Aug 15, 20232 min read
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And then, some more…
I need to give a shout-out to Matthew Thorne and Derik Lynch whose short film, Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) has just won the...
veritylaughton
Jun 30, 20231 min read
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Some More News
There seems to be a confluence of happenings up on this hill. The artists in the family – namely Janet Ayliffeand Margie Sheppard – are...
veritylaughton
Jun 26, 20231 min read
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Some News
I’m such a spasmodic blogger. I do try from time to time. Either way, it’s great to have something new to say. I’m pretty thrilled to be...
veritylaughton
Jun 6, 20231 min read
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New Year
What is the point of having set up a blog if you never write in it? Well, it can serve as a ‘next thing’ outlet, and I expect it does....
veritylaughton
Jan 19, 20233 min read
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5 a.m. Koala and Other News
No, this koala has nothing to do with writing, or theatre, or…anything really, apart from a moment of optimism in a grey old, mean old...
veritylaughton
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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(Two) Seasons’ Greetings
So happy to say that my adaptation of the wonderful Pip Williams’ best-selling novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words has just been...
veritylaughton
Oct 9, 20222 min read
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Melanie Jewson Foundation (MJF) Event
A quick shout out for those of you living in or near Geelong who might be interested to support this small not-for-profit based in...
veritylaughton
Sep 17, 20221 min read
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SEPTEMBER and the hope of spring
I’ve been traveling in Europe since late July, in part for research purposes to do with the soon-to-be-announced (and I’m pretty sure...
veritylaughton
Sep 9, 20222 min read
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2022 To July, and Counting…
I’ve been locked in a research task for much of the last six months – useless to talk about it as there’s an even money chance it will go...
veritylaughton
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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