lucianardo.com

lucianardosblog.blogspot.com

Life in words: November 2013

http://lucianardosblog.blogspot.com/2013_11_01_archive.html

Monday, 4 November 2013. Reverting to my inner toddler. Of course, I need to guide her to be safe while not diminishing her sense of exploration and wonder. It’s sadly we adults who say. Don’t, stop, watch out. And the worst of all , don’t try! We create the budding inner critic that thrives in the wrong environment. I'd hate to be one of the people who puts such a voice into her head, probably because my own critic screams so loudly and I know how limiting its admonitions are. What’s the point? I write ...

lucianardosblog.blogspot.com

Life in words: April 2014

http://lucianardosblog.blogspot.com/2014_04_01_archive.html

Sunday, 6 April 2014. I'm happy. Who knew? 8221; I'm a great believer in taking responsibility for yourself, getting into therapy if needed, making changes where necessary even though it’s painful. I'm not always good at it, but I've learned not to be afraid of it. I can’t change the things in my life that are outside my power, but I should work on discerning what is and isn’t within my ambit and dealing with it. So what made me smell the roses instead of the garbage? Links to this post.

lucianardosblog.blogspot.com

Life in words: I'm happy. Who knew?

http://lucianardosblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/im-happy-who-knew.html

Sunday, 6 April 2014. I'm happy. Who knew? 8221; I'm a great believer in taking responsibility for yourself, getting into therapy if needed, making changes where necessary even though it’s painful. I'm not always good at it, but I've learned not to be afraid of it. I can’t change the things in my life that are outside my power, but I should work on discerning what is and isn’t within my ambit and dealing with it. So what made me smell the roses instead of the garbage? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

lucianardosblog.blogspot.com

Life in words: February 2014

http://lucianardosblog.blogspot.com/2014_02_01_archive.html

Friday, 21 February 2014. Working like a dog. Sorry It’s easy to forget that because he’s so much part of the human team. Rufus has developed great relationships with everyone in his work circle. He greets the Postie at the door, takes the mail and trots it to the office. He visits the workers throughout the building workers on a regular basis, sometimes looking for a treat (well always. It’s a smart move to have him there. As for me, I'm going to see if I can borrow Rufus for a while. Links to this post.

lucianardosblog.blogspot.com

Life in words: March 2014

http://lucianardosblog.blogspot.com/2014_03_01_archive.html

Saturday, 29 March 2014. Confessions of a logophile. Yesterday someone said to me, “I like it when you come in for your appointments. I always learn a new word.” That felt better than someone telling me I look AH-MAY-Zing (which isn’t a regular occurrence and therefore may not be a valid comparison, but still…). Recently, I've been reading more academic literature. It feels like I have to stop every few minutes to look up something new. I love it! Interestingly, when I ran the spell check on this piece, ...

lucianardosblog.blogspot.com

Life in words: October 2012

http://lucianardosblog.blogspot.com/2012_10_01_archive.html

Monday, 29 October 2012. Kudos to all the brave and energetic souls preparing for this year’s NaNoWriMo. I'm not one of them. Not this year. I participated in one NaNOWriMo and 21 days into it, I hit 50K words and decided that if I kept going I’d DIE. I don’t remember most of what I wrote but I know it was bad. Bad! It’s funny though how much to the material I've been able to revisit, revise and use in other pieces. Like I tell students ‘It’s ok to write bad’. She knows nothing about that.’. I can’...

lucianardosblog.blogspot.com

Life in words: A hard act to follow

http://lucianardosblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-hard-act-to-follow.html

Tuesday, 22 July 2014. A hard act to follow. Recently, my father, Salvatore Romita, and I appeared on RN's The Drawing Room with Waleed Aly in a session on Stereo Stories. A wonderful website that is the brainchild of Melbourne writers Vin Maskell. And David Linden. The idea behind the website invites us to recall a song, a time, a place. In my case, the song was Lilli Marlene. And the Newport Folk. Dad was a hit at each. At his age, his energy and enthusiasm for his music is inspirational and frankl...

lucianardosblog.blogspot.com

Life in words: January 2013

http://lucianardosblog.blogspot.com/2013_01_01_archive.html

Friday, 18 January 2013. Waste not, want not. As the New Year gets underway I'm thinking about the things I plan to do in 2013. I don't make resolutions; they are usually enthusiastic but unrealistic. Invariably I fail which causes me to be hard on myself. The danger is then that I stop trying because, well… what’s the point? On key areas: energy, time, creativity and peace. Do I really need to watch this TV show? Approach. I will allocate my time in manageable chunks for my writing; a word, a senten...

lucianardosblog.blogspot.com

Life in words: June 2013

http://lucianardosblog.blogspot.com/2013_06_01_archive.html

Monday, 10 June 2013. And now for something lazily different. Here's a link to the Stereo Stories. Website that asks people to write about songs that have strong memories for them. My piece was Desperado. What's your stereo story? Every song has at least two stories. There’s the song’s own story, about love or sex or death or whatever it may be. And there’s the story of the fan listening to the song. It is about hits and memories. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.

lucianardosblog.blogspot.com

Life in words: July 2015

http://lucianardosblog.blogspot.com/2015_07_01_archive.html

Wednesday, 29 July 2015. Stereo Stories @ VU Bar. Stereo Stories combines personal stories and popular songs, featuring writers and musicians onstage together. Stories of pathos, humour and love read with doses of jazz, soul, pop and rock. As writers read their stories about particular songs, musicians weave in and out of the narrative, playing parts of the song. THURSDAY 30 JULY, 7pm start. VENUE: The VU Bar at Footscray Park campus, Building M. Cost: $15, or $10 conc. Links to this post. The space betw...