Monthly Archives: January 2012

FOXIE WITH MOXIE - BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT THE OTHER GUYS

Posted on January 30, 2012 by [email protected]

Today, I am thrilled and honored to be hosting the wonderful Piper Bayard and Kristen Lamb on this leg of their presidential campaign trail! If it wasn’t for homophobia and mud slinging there would be no political debate thus far … Continue reading →

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HISTORICAL OR FICTION?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by [email protected]

I received an email the other day from a reader who had come across HAREM, liked the first chapter, and wrote to me: ‘… before I read any more, I want to know if it’s all factual and true.’ Now … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S YOUR AQ? (Australia Quotient)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by [email protected]

Tomorrow is Australia Day in my adopted country. Despite my strong ties with England, I have spent most of my life here and I shall be celebrating along with everyone else. The national day of Australia commemorates the arrival of … Continue reading →

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THREE BOURBONS, TWO BIKERS, ONE STRAW

Posted on January 21, 2012 by [email protected]

 After I announced my blog awards recently and posted my seven random details about myself, I was asked in the comments section how I ended up naked and handcuffed in a bar with two bikers. So here’s the story. To … Continue reading →

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TWENTY ONE GRAMS

Posted on January 19, 2012 by [email protected]

(This post was carried over from yesterday because of the Internet strike against SOPA) On this day sixty four years ago, Mohandas Gandhi called off one of the most famous hunger strikes in history. Shortly after partition, sectarian violence rocked … Continue reading →

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THE FULL MONTY

Posted on January 16, 2012 by [email protected]

If the mourning for North Korean despot’s Kim Jong Il’s death was largely staged, there was at least one man who genuinely grieved his passing; and that was his look-alike, Kim Young-sik. For years Kim had perfected the wave and … Continue reading →

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Blogger Awards

Posted on January 16, 2012 by [email protected]

Well really, you shouldn’t have. Firstly I’d like to thank my mother and my agent and the director …. Actually I’d just like to thank Prudence at VALKYRIE RISING and Alicia and Roy Street at http://aliciastreet-roystreet.com/ for this award: Thank … Continue reading →

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FRIGGATRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA

Posted on January 13, 2012 by [email protected]

Today, according to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, around twenty million people in the US will be so terrified that they will struggle to get out of bed. They have something called friggatriskaidekaphobia - … Continue reading →

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CLEOPATRA, LOOKIN AT YA

Posted on January 11, 2012 by [email protected]

If it wasn’t all true, it would be hard to believe; thirty years before Jesus, an eighteen year old princess tried to take over the world? Outrageous. But that’s what happened. She was the seventh Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra but really … Continue reading →

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JOAN OF ARC ‘S HAIRCUT - a quick quiz

Posted on January 9, 2012 by [email protected]

On Sunday, Joan of Arc celebrated her 600th birthday. There were huge celebrations in France. She may have died six centuries ago, but she lives on in the spirit of an entire nation. Her name has been immortalized all over … Continue reading →

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