Mar 14, 2022Member-onlyA New Writer Focused Literary AgencyWhy All Writers Should Take Note — Recently I was chatting with a literary friend who had some ‘insider’ knowledge passed from a friend of a friend… We were talking about the difficulty of getting published and the frustration of the process. For at least the last ten years, sending unsolicited query letters or manuscripts to literary…Writer4 min readWriter4 min read
Aug 17, 2021Member-onlyWorld’s Most Reclusive Writer and WomenNotes on an Explicit Autofiction — Tony Hanania’s Disappearance and Jewish Women Over recent years, stories online and in the mainstream media often casually and in passing reference the controversial British author, Tony Hanania, as the “world’s most reclusive writer”, but one might reasonably wonder if there is any substance to these claims or whether they comprise just another case of lazy…Israel9 min readIsrael9 min read
Jun 29, 2021Member-onlyHold My Hair!Is this kind of behaviour still acceptable? — “I am so fucking good, aren’t I?!” Kerry smirked, turning to me, delighted by the vision she had created. I nodded in agreement. Kerry always managed to create a masterpiece. As the new intern I was in awe. I had loved interior design from an early age. My father was…Design5 min readDesign5 min read
Feb 2, 2021Member-onlySailing through COVID-19A Year of Reflection — Thirst for adventure The cruising industry took a battering in 2020. And as we sail through 2021 although vessels remain afloat, companies may not. Nearly a year since COVID-19 entered the realm of Western Australia with an outbreak onboard the ‘MS Artania,’ the government has decreed a ‘snap lockdown’ to quell the spread…Covid-199 min readCovid-199 min read
Nov 29, 2020Member-only5G Masts and Anti-vaxxersConspiracy or sinister reality? — It is past midnight but I cannot sleep. I punch the pillows but the mattress is softer than I am used to and each turn causes a raft of springs to creak. Outside the wind howls, made worse by the loose pane that rattles in its groove and channels a…Coronovirus Covid1912 min readCoronovirus Covid1912 min read
Aug 19, 2020Member-onlyAuschwitz Survivors Succumb to COVID-19An Untold Auschwitz Story — In Memoriam COVID-19 may have taken the lives of Auschwitz survivors Henri Kichka and Margit Buchhalter Feldman, but their legacy of survival, in the face of atrocities, will always live on. September 2nd 2020 marks the anniversary of 75 years since the ending of World War II, and in commemoration I attempt…Auschwitz7 min readAuschwitz7 min read
Feb 28, 2020Member-onlyDating In Climate Crisis AustraliaA Survivor’s Story — Joe is a third-generation sheep farmer. Muscular and rugged from hard work, with a golden tan and short blond sun-kissed hair, Joe is a manly man, with big hands and a beaming smile. From the moment I swipe and land on him, I am hooked. Initially, Joe makes me wait…Dating7 min readDating7 min read
Jan 30, 2020Member-onlyWhat Makes A Bad Father?A Survivor’s Story — There he was. But why was he here so early? We did not go to therapy until the afternoon, as the drive to Tucson was almost two hours. But he was here already. I felt the anxiety welling up. My hands began collecting my things as I knew what was…Abuse8 min readAbuse8 min read
Jan 13, 2020Member-onlyMy Friend’s Sex Addiction Ended Like A War ZoneIn Memoriam Elizabeth Wurtzel — We all have addictive personalities. Our thoughts perpetuate and patterns repeat. The power of the mind can be all consuming. We become fixated. Can we shake off those thoughts that dominate our thinking? Do we have the ability to control them? Is it simply a case of mind over matter? Co-dependent relationships …Relationships7 min readRelationships7 min read
Jan 2, 2020Member-onlySex and Shopping in Saudi ArabiaA Survivor’s Story — Stylists to the Saudis One rainy winter’s day, out of the blue, my half-sister Lois and I received online offers to sign up to a two year contract as stylists at a well-known women’s-access-only boutique in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We had both worked previously as personal shoppers at a high-end store in Cannes, France…Relationships6 min readRelationships6 min read