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Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021by Vanessa Smith
Storm Story 1

The first time I remember exploring creativity was when I was in early primary school. I remember it was the house we lived in when I was in grades 1-3, but not the exact year it was. There was a thunderstorm raging and I wrote a story to make myself feel better. This house had […]

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Thoughts From the Bath

Posted on April 5, 2021March 19, 2021by Vanessa Smith
Thoughts From the Bath

In late 2020 I typed up all the random things I had written in the bath on my waterproof notepad.  *** I’m sitting the bath after watching the second last episode of The Good Place The episode a) had a ‘finale vibe’ (abed) b) was what other shows would do in a series which c) […]

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Land of “Experts”

Posted on April 1, 2021March 19, 2021by Vanessa Smith
Land of Experts

Oh dear, the land of experts has hit me again. This time it was someone without a degree telling me how to reference when they’ve never fucking been to university. And it was a joke. And it was based on a facebook memory from four fucking years ago.   Advice isn’t advice when you look […]

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Dead People

Posted on March 29, 2021March 19, 2021by Vanessa Smith

It’s funny how we treat dead people. There’s this deep layer of respect that we don’t give people in life, as if it makes up for it?   Real life doesn’t fit fantasies of perfection but I don’t think telling a real story about a dead person is disrespectful. I think they can be perceived […]

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Dramatic Reenactor

Posted on March 25, 2021March 19, 2021by Vanessa Smith
Dramatic Reenactor

Some times, I wonder if I want to be a reenactor. A really dramatic one. The one who you cut to in order to to see a dramatic or BIG face for emphasis. It’s not like you’d need theatre level acting skills, to have that ability to stay in character for long moments of time. […]

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Complexity And Characters

Posted on March 22, 2021March 19, 2021by Vanessa Smith
Complexity And Characters

Complexity And Characters The following tweet found its way into my timeline, along with a bundle of thoughts. The tweet reads:  What makes a book successful? Rosemary Stimola says the words and the narrative voice that carries them. She also says complex characters and plot that is a “page turner”.    The part that stuck […]

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Art Is Not Free

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021by Vanessa Smith
Art Is Not Free

Art Is Not Free   I get so mad when something gets thrown in my face that shows people think all kinds of art should be free. Right at this moment as I type this, I’m cranky at a specific situation. But it’s not the only one.   Don’t copy books online and put them […]

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Trauma

Posted on March 15, 2021January 25, 2021by Vanessa Smith

Do we police trauma too much?   We have this idea that trauma is a big thing, a big singular thing.   But what about the countless microaggressions? I was reading about how people are coping with being told by their government that it’s ok to let disabled people die to keep the economy going. […]

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Spammer networking

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021by Vanessa Smith
Spammer networking

I logged into linked in – a platform I maybe hate more than Facebook – to do a favour for a friend. I feel like the endorsing for skills is an adult, a so called professional version of like for like (a tactic I hate) but hey, it was for a friend, it was the […]

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My Crappy Writing

Posted on March 8, 2021March 8, 2021by Vanessa Smith
My Crappy Writing

I can’t say I’ve written much, or anything “good” in 2020. I did try to read some more though. I always thought that once I finished postgrad, my desire to read would return. And maybe it would have if I hadn’t had fatigue related medical issues then and since? Either way, I wasn’t reading much […]

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