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Creative non-fiction

The Curious Scribbler
Book progress update
July 2, 20152

Emerging Artists Mentorship

I am deeply grateful to be the recipient of an Arts SA Independent Makers and Presenters Grant, in the Emerging Artists Mentorship category. As a result of this grant, I will...

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Book progress update
April 9, 20150

Slow cooking the story

I tried to write Sabah and Lamia’s story but nothing worked. I tried to imagine what it was like in their home in Baghdad but I could not conjure up sounds or smells or...

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autumn crocus
My Reading Chair & Writing Desk
March 31, 20150

From the hard earth

In my garden, there is a patch of brown dirt that is unremarkable. My irrigation line doesn’t extend here so the earth starts to dry out in summer. By February fissures...

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The Curious Scribbler
My Reading Chair & Writing Desk
March 4, 20150

Creative non-fiction

Creative non-fiction is a genre defined by what it is and what it is not. It is creative; it is not fiction. What is the opposite of fiction? Fact? But if I say that I’m...

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