oh Dean, thank you! And so lovely to hear from you. I was just thinking of you two days ago (no reason, you just popped into my head for a visit).. and wondering how you are.
A joyous collection here, Beth - things to goofy dance to... interesting links. I loved hearing the piece about your shifting relationship with your mother again. So good. And sensitive production by Claudia
yes, Claudia Taranto did produce that beautifully. I miss being able to have my work on RN. That one was repeated quite a few times. But no room for this kind of work on RN anymore sadly. And so glad you liked the goofy dance-along.
I guess being away the aussieisms stand out more. (I only noticed my father's broad working class accent and turn of phrase when I went to uni and phoned home.) I'll make sure I read the 'Red Rattler' one sometime so you get another dose.
indeed, uni does it - it was a prof's daughter who could not understand my mates' accents that made this clear to me. 'What are they saying' she'd ask. Stunned, it was a minute before I clocked we were seen as bogans (itself not a word I knew till about then).
thank you, Pil. I do find it strange that I wrote that when I was around 25. Maybe it was easier to go inside her head when I thought I'd never be in that place myself. It seems a lot less far away now.
Vivid, empathetic, real, engaging, poignant and pragmatically helpful
oh Dean, thank you! And so lovely to hear from you. I was just thinking of you two days ago (no reason, you just popped into my head for a visit).. and wondering how you are.
Wonderful Beth, you read so beautifully, and your words bring me to tears…
♥️ thank you Jan!
A joyous collection here, Beth - things to goofy dance to... interesting links. I loved hearing the piece about your shifting relationship with your mother again. So good. And sensitive production by Claudia
yes, Claudia Taranto did produce that beautifully. I miss being able to have my work on RN. That one was repeated quite a few times. But no room for this kind of work on RN anymore sadly. And so glad you liked the goofy dance-along.
'Where have you brung me, Jack' . They're gunna have to rewrite The Dictionary of Australian Verse for you, Beth Spencer xx
perfectly good word! There's even a Reddit thread about Australians' use of it. (But is it peculiar to Australia?)
I dunno if its only in our lingo, but jeez it made me nostalgic as its more than 20 years since I heard it used. And yes, quite peculiar, and good.
I guess being away the aussieisms stand out more. (I only noticed my father's broad working class accent and turn of phrase when I went to uni and phoned home.) I'll make sure I read the 'Red Rattler' one sometime so you get another dose.
indeed, uni does it - it was a prof's daughter who could not understand my mates' accents that made this clear to me. 'What are they saying' she'd ask. Stunned, it was a minute before I clocked we were seen as bogans (itself not a word I knew till about then).
We were from another world.
Such a sad and beautiful look inside her head.
thank you, Pil. I do find it strange that I wrote that when I was around 25. Maybe it was easier to go inside her head when I thought I'd never be in that place myself. It seems a lot less far away now.