Tag Archives: The Running Man

Blog #19 2020: Hotel Quarantine DAY THE LAST (14)

Posted on October 30, 2020 by mgbauer

7:45 am: All our bags are packed and we’re ready to go … Time to say goodbye to our constant companions – the Brisbane River and the Story Bridge … … and to good old ROOM 1406 – our home … Continue reading →

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Blog #4 2020: In which I give you my lockdown lowdown.

Posted on May 6, 2020 by mgbauer

‘What have you been doing to occupy yourself during the lockdown?’ I hear you ask from an acceptable distance. Well, simple answer, ‘Not much.’ But perhaps the devil is in the detail as they say. 1. So first up you’ll … Continue reading →

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Blog #3 2020: In which I hunker down at a Safe Distance.

Posted on April 12, 2020 by mgbauer

Well, my aim at the start of this year was to do AT LEAST a blog a month, so because this is just my third blog, I’m assuming/pretending that it must still be March – hey otherwise I’d be pathetically … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Australian Open, Brisbane State High, Bruce Dawe, CBCA shortlist, Homecoming, Horcompany, Marist Ashgrove, Melbourne Aquarium, NGV, Rodney Loses It, Sherwood Primary School, The Gap High School, The Ishmael Trilogy, The Running Man | 2 Comments

blog 112: In which the end of the year is in sight.

Posted on November 16, 2018 by mgbauer

It’s been a bit over two months since my last post and these are my sins as always, it seems quite a bit has happened. A few days ago I completed my last school visit/author event for 2018. Yay! This … Continue reading →

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blog 107: In which I officially begin 2018.

Posted on April 16, 2018 by mgbauer

Well 2018 has started and it’s been very exciting. (And when I say ‘started” I mean of course that it kicked off ages ago and now more than a quarter of it is already gone!) (Hi Gabriella. Look a new … Continue reading →

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blog 103: In which I say ‘Cheers & Thanks’ to Germany and post a video.

Posted on November 24, 2017 by mgbauer

Apart from at home here in Australia, my books have been most successful in Germany. As well as having nine books presently published in the country, there has also been a radio broadcast of the complete Ishmael series, short-listings and … Continue reading →

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blog 102: In which I try to remember what happened in the 3 months since I last posted.

Posted on November 10, 2017 by mgbauer

It’s been quite an eventful few months since my last update. August and September are usually the busiest months for school bookings because of BOOK WEEK and this year was no exception for me. During that time I visited 24 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Are You Seeing Me, Ashgrove Literature Festival, Barry Head, Book Week, Booked Out Speakers Agency, Burdekin, Chrissie Krebs, Darren Groth, Exchange of Heart, Lance Balchin, Rodney Loses It!, Tatachilla College, The Running Man, Toorak College, Well Done Those Men | 3 Comments

blog 94: In which I quickly recap the past 8 weeks – with beaucoup de pictures!

Posted on September 12, 2016 by mgbauer

A lot has happened over the last 8 weeks. Not much writing I have to admit (ie none) but plenty of writing-related things. For example … # I visited a number of schools in and around the BRISBANE/IPSWICH region, such as Ipswich Girls Grammar, … Continue reading →

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blog 73: In which I look back over October.

Posted on November 15, 2014 by mgbauer

In a recent blog I out-lined some of my high, as well as a number of my medium-to-low, lights of July, August and September this year. But that wasn’t the end of it. Ooooooooooooh no. As soon as September finished, OCTOBER started up almost immediately! … Continue reading →

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REBLOG: blog 22: In which I say, ‘Happy Father’s Day Dad’.

Posted on September 7, 2014 by mgbauer

From before I was a toddler, till well into my teenage years, my father (like the dad in The Running Man) worked away from home, mainly in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, but later, up in the Bougainville mines in PNG. Mum … Continue reading →