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blog 12: In which I post a few of our old family slides.

Posted on June 4, 2011 by mgbauer

Just about all of the photos taken of our family when I was a kid are slides. There’s not too many of them because Dad had the only camera and he worked away from home for years on the … Continue reading →

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blog 11: In which I ponder whether a rose by any other name would just be confusing.

Posted on May 31, 2011 by mgbauer

I’ll say it for you: “Haven’t changed a bit!” The story goes that I was given the name Michael because when my mother was pregnant with me, the old lady next door said something like, ‘Not long now till Michael … Continue reading →

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blog10: In which I throw a much needed life-line to fellow author Barry Jonsberg

Posted on May 27, 2011 by mgbauer

A couple of years ago when I was resident Blogger at the State Library of Victoria’s Insideadog website, I did a post on my good friend and fellow writer Barry Jonsberg. I thought it might be an opportune time to recap on … Continue reading →

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blog 9: In which I share 20 invaluable lessons I’ve learnt since becoming a writer

Posted on May 23, 2011 by mgbauer

1. No matter how true it is, you will never be able to convince anyone that all that time you spend staring into space, you are actually working on your novel. 2. When you give people a copy of your … Continue reading →