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The ides of now. February 3, 2016. I saw her before she noticed me. Proud affect but generous smile, turquoise wrap, blonde shoulder-cut: not too long (not too young). I could hear her admission in my head, spoken with a wink: There are certain things one must accept with age. From the blurred corner of my eye I could make out the bright … Continue reading The Hemingway. The Oscars 2015, or, Patricia’s Speech, or, The Modern Witch-Hunt. February 24, 2015. February 2, 2016. December 5, 2014. The story is ...
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sensation | elise janes
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The ides of now. April 8, 2016. March 9, 2017. For the heart, life is simple: it beats for as long as it can. Then it stops. 8211; Karl Ove Knausgård,. It seems, beyond all reasonable conjecture, that the latest literary sensation is not epic fantasy or young adult drama or even adult colouring books, but something altogether new and unexpected: a Nordic fictional memoir in six volumes. And then, more to the point, why on earth would anyone want to read the whole damn thing? In reading this monumental wo...
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Moments | elise janes
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The ides of now. August 11, 2016. March 10, 2017. Last weekend Byron Bay played host to one of the largest writer's festivals in Australia, with three days of marquee action in the Byron Arts and Industry Estate and many more satellite events and workshops in the surrounding area. Writer's festivals are a sublime experience, crammed with ideas and reflections on culture, politics and current events … Continue reading festival. April 8, 2016. March 9, 2017. March 4, 2016. March 9, 2017. February 16, 2016.
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excuses | elise janes
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The ides of now. March 4, 2016. March 9, 2017. It seems at the moment I can’t get away from contemplating how people erect barriers against their own intrinsic personal desires, and I find myself coming back to this idea almost all the time as I write and think and observe the people around me. Because what I see, mostly, is that the main barrier to people’s happiness is simply themselves. The sort of person who thinks deeply about their own desires. It’s funny because in truth the people who. Have the g...
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Inspirations & Fascinations | elise janes
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The ides of now. 8211; Vikram Seth. 8211; Flann O’Brien. 8211; Graham Greene. The Crying of Lot 49. 8211; Thomas Pynchon. 8211; Mark Helprin. The Sun Also Rises. 8211; Ernest Hemingway. 8211; Ray Bradbury. 8211; Stephen King. 8211; Malcolm Gladwell. 8211; Robert McKee. 8211; Marcus Aurelius. So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed. 8211; Jon Ronson. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. 8211; Tom Stoppard. Arms and the Man. 8211; George Bernard Shaw. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 8211; Tennessee Williams. J M W Turner.
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Biography | elise janes
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The ides of now. Elise Janes is a writer, musician, and creative director. With a background in music she has performed as a jazz singer, music theatre actress, classical violinist and chamber chorister, and worked behind the scenes as a writer, director, conductor and teacher. In early 2014 she won a position in the ACT Writer’s Centre HARDCOPY program with her novel,. An adult dystopian thriller. She has since transitioned to full-time writing and is currently completing the. Blog at WordPress.com.
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About | elise janes
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The ides of now. Everything you can imagine is real. It’s taken me a long time to get to where I am now. And where I am is not about what I’ve done but who I’ve become. Because I’ve realised that my time is finite. My life is finite. And if I want to make it count, then I need to cut away the crap and get the to centre of who I really am. Which means that what I. Do is just as important as what I. Seriously, just because you. Do something doesn’t mean you. That’s what you do, right? And I mean who you.
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the oscars live | elise janes
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The ides of now. February 29, 2016. March 9, 2017. Chris Rock hosts a night of embarrassing whiteness. At least there are some controversial topics explored in the films on the table, and some tension in long-nominated artists we’re all hoping will finally go home with a golden boy tonight. Mark Ruffalo is brilliant. Is brilliant. They need to win. Leonardo DiCaprio saw me through my youth with. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. He is LONG OVERDUE for this award. For goodness sake someone give it to him.
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Lists | elise janes
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The ides of now. 2016: A Literary Calendar. February 26, 2016. February 26, 2016. February 20, 2015. February 3, 2016. Something for the non-romantics this Valentine’s Month. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. A solitary young boy on a citywide quest of NYC to uncover a secret his father left behind after he perished in the World Trade Centre disaster. Less fairytale than his other novel,. For Whom the Bell Tolls. A war narrative about fighting for ideology beyond national identity that presents concep...
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