Fact or fiction
I’m quite interested in art at the moment, and I often join in when a tour is held at the art gallery in town. In fact, I love it so much that I’m quite sold on being one of the …
Author: Lara Russell
Rhyme and reason
Have you ever tried to find words that are quite absurd in nature or sound ridiculous to say? No, me neither. But I do sometimes think about the origin of a word, not that I ever really feel inspired enough …
The people who shape us
I’ve had an interesting week, and by interesting I don’t mean great. When you have days that need a little bit of getting over, you tend to become a bit more philosophical, or at least, I do. It leads me …
Sending thoughts
In writing, especially what popular points of view are concerned, we are generally privy to character’s thoughts and feelings. This helps us to identify with characters without having to solely rely on observing action. In life, we aren’t so lucky. …
What’s in a title?
I know, how boring – to bring up the weather again in a blog post. But can you believe it’s going to be 43°C (109.4°F) in Adelaide today? There really is no in-between for Adelaide what the weather is concerned, …
Music memories
Think about a time when you heard particular songs being played at memorable times in your life. When we hear these songs now, it’s not unusual for our minds to automatically go to the same place and relive the same …
Relatedness
If you live somewhere sunny and not in South Australia, you’re rather lucky. We’re currently experiencing one of those weird and rainy seasons that are entirely unlike the dry sometimes-warmth we usually have in Adelaide this time of year. I …
The ending
I’ve recently finished watching a reboot of a beloved show to many. I didn’t care for the show’s finale. I think I would have been much more content with the original show’s conclusion while holding hope for the characters’ futures, …
A time before smartphones
What did we do prior to mobiles? I have to admit, I don’t really think about it very much and if I do, I have flashbacks of taking landline phone calls while stuck in the room a phone happened to …
Changing character names
Do you ever wonder about the origin of words? To be honest, I don’t really think about it more than the next person. But when you do pause to think about it, rather than breeze past it like we do …