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Searching for my ego…

Keira — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:04:46 +0000

"...In an age where faces were replaced by books, and now books are replaced by Facebook, cries of privacy are louder than ever...I recently checked the ‘back end’ of my Google Analytics to see what drives traffic to my website/blog." [Post about the ego-crashing search terms that lead ppl to my blog.]

Searching for my ego… is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

It’s great to be foreign!

Keira — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:53:36 +0000

"...it appeases my split personalities to be undertaking such subversive roles. I have a [paid] excuse to be random and act like a different person. Dream role indeed." [Post about how the personal advantages of being a foreign correspondent, and a preview of my first article in this role.]

It’s great to be foreign! is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

Lost in translation?

Keira — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:53:47 +0000

"...I do acknowledge that perhaps the two above situations are less of what they think about Australians as a whole and more about of what they think I am capable." [Drunken outburst on how I am *not* ridding any Australian stereotypes.]

Lost in translation? is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

How to instantly feel younger? Realise your childhood dreams!

Keira — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:03:45 +0000

"...I resisted the urge to chest-bump my manager for making my ‘dream job title’ come true – instead I pumped my fist in the air and said, “Woo! I like being foreign!”" [Giddy outburst about being offered a foreign correspondent gig for a Canadian publication, reporting on Australian issues.]

How to instantly feel younger? Realise your childhood dreams! is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

Here comes the sun snob, lil darling.

Keira — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:48:12 +0000

"...I proceeded to eff up my credibility though when I tried to explain the angle changes from a concentrated front-on position to more obtuse “as the sun moves around Earth”." [Sunburnt outburst and p*ssing competition about the country where the sun is hottest (Oztrayah of course! Pft!)]

Here comes the sun snob, lil darling. is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

A young girl’s strange, exotic journey from Sydney to Scarborough…

Keira — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:55:22 +0000

"...the distances we walk is limited by the flip-flops on our feet – we can only walk so far and so fast. We call them “thongs” btw. That was an interesting conversation with my friend’s older uncle to find out *that* difference in terminology." [Article submitted to the magazine "Current" in the 'Global Perspectives' section outlining my experience as an Australian in Canada, and the cultural differences.]

A young girl’s strange, exotic journey from Sydney to Scarborough… is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

True Blue in T Dot.

Keira — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:02:42 +0000

"...It’s no bloody wonder we milk the buggery out of being Ostrayan, mate!" [Snap post about my first impressions of my experience as an Australian moving to Toronto.]

True Blue in T Dot. is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

The Money and the Honey

Keira — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:24:04 +0000

"...This article highlighted the 2 aspects of my city, as a born and bred Sydney gal, that really get my goat: the living expense of Sydney; the attitude of Sydneysiders at the expense of my dating life." [Post on an SMH news article on how Sydney-siders spend money...and relate to how they date their honey.]

The Money and the Honey is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

Robbed again? Nope, just movin’.

Keira — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:15:05 +0000

"...It comes in threes: good luck, misfortunes, it all depends on your perspective." [Post about my busy writer life of book tours, new writer job and moving house.]

Robbed again? Nope, just movin’. is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.

Reaching new heights

Keira — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:13:53 +0000

"...Speed walking through my apartment maze of furniture with ease made me consider haphazard chic as my decor for 2010." [Shameful recap of the aftermath of the book tour events.]

Reaching new heights is a post from: paperback writer - where the wild things grow.