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    Aye, there’s the rub The Rub of Time Martin Amis The Bad Boy of English letters, Martin Amis, has been holed up in New York,...
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    GREED: A CAUTIONARY TALE

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    He ate his legs, his bum, his belly
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    RUN FOR THE SHADOWS IN THESE GOLDEN YEARS

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    The inaugural choice for the David Bowie Book Club
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    LOCAL AUTHOR MOVES MOUNTAINS FOR CHILD LITERACY

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    Williamstown local and reading advocate leaves job in literacy to become author of children’s books
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    VISITOR POEM (LOOK HOW FAR YOU’VE COME)

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    Her voice still low and loyal, her courage still alight
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    FARMHAND POEM (I LOVE YOU, BUT ONLY OUTDOORS)

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    There’s nothing more charming than a country romance ...
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    RESIGNATION POEM

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    On the 9:23 Wendouree, everything made sense
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    A SPRAWLING RIVERSIDE ELEGY

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    The sprawling unloveliness of Brisbane inspires an unexpected lovingness

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