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Finding comfort in fiction

When things are hard, novels are not the first place I go. Usually I will seek easier distraction through social media, television and junk food. But novels聽蝉丑辞耻濒诲听be my first port of call.聽

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Review: Mrs America

Mrs America is another prestige television show.

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Learning to be wise with words

Lady with megaphone causes two men to put hands on ears

I pride myself on being honest and saying what I think. I don鈥檛 want to change that aspect of who I am. That being said, I have learnt that it is very important to be careful in both what I say, and how I say it.

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In the room

There鈥檚 a song by Flight of the Concords called 鈥渢he most beautiful girl in the room鈥. The song is aimed at love songs lyrics which constantly refer to a hypothetical partner as the most attractive person in the whole wide world. Probably the most memorable line of the song is, 鈥淚f you were on the street, depending on the street, you鈥檇 definitely be in the top three.鈥

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Was (is) it real?

How do you tell if something is real? How do you know if your version of events is really accurate? What if that comes into conflict with what someone else sees or thinks? How do you tell if what you think is what鈥檚 really going on? How do you know?

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The Dictionary of Lost Words

Who decides which words go in the Dictionary? Which words are left out?聽

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Infinite

Finally, I am a published researcher.

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Thank you

I鈥檝e been realising that I have a tendency to focus on the issues in my life. What are people doing wrong? What is annoying? What are all the faults in the world? I鈥檝e been trying to make sure that I also pay attention to all the positives. One thing I wanted to do was thank everyone for what they鈥檝e done for me over the course of my life.聽

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The best TV series of 2020

As we reach the end of 2020, I've been reflecting on the best TV series聽of the year.聽

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In Praise of: Packed to the Rafters

It seems that during these uncertain times we are all reaching for some form of comfort. Whether its comfortable clothing (guilty) or comfort food (definitely guilty), things that are familiar and homely are all the rage.

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