Blogging and writing for me has been a creative expression of my immediate observation of real life, just as Degas did with his painting style. I try to write with the spectators subjective vantage point, and blogging (writing, speaking out, poetry) is the medium I use to express my world. So is this art? When I registered … Continue reading »
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I’m over The Adelaide Fringe!
Well, it is done and dusted as they say, My Unseen Disappearing World event is over. A job well done some have said, small goals achieved, public awareness raised, stigma reduced a little, service providers thinking differently, at least for a moment or two, friends and family standing by watching, worrying, supporting and loving me all … Continue reading »
Not used to not remembering!
My Adelaide Fringe events My Unseen Disappearing World are in progress, two down, two to go as they say. They seem to have gone quite well, and last night we almost had a full house, which was incredibly humbling. There were people there, many who I had never met, many who I have known over the years, … Continue reading »
Amazed by Angels
Amazed… I managed to upgrade from a free blog to my own Domain name, Kate Swaffer earlier this week. It has taken me months to get the nerve to do it, and emails to girlfriends, and to the WordPress Support Team, and at long last, I have paid up and done it! I was terrified all … Continue reading »
The Big Issue organisation
A few years ago I started working as a volunteer with The Big Issue office in Adelaide, and had the great pleasure of being part of the Adelaide Fringe Parade in 2009. Since being involved with this organisation, I have been both alarmed and delighted by the responses of those in our community who are better off … Continue reading »
