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Writing Again (and I'm done with themed anthologies)

Following a minor bout of cancer (featuring surgeries and 6 months of chemotherapy), I'm writing again! Having spent some time reviewing my writing career to date, I note with a degree of dismay that while I've had some material published, I'm not super happy with all of it. In the past I've pandered to the whims of the industry in order to get stories out. Well, I'm done with that. Now I'm writing what I want to write. No more < 5,000 word stories about "blue aliens on exoplanets", simply because a publisher somewhere decided that's what they wanted for their next anthology. I know it may seem a little hypocritical, given that I helped come up with the theme of A Hand of Knaves (and I stand by it), but I'm allowed to be hypocritical if the mood takes me. And the mood does take me.  From now on I'm writing whatever the hell I want. It might not get published, but it'll be mine and I think I'll be a lot happier with that.  Let...
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5 Dynnyrne Rd for Sale - Not Haunted!

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5 Dynnyrne Rd. Hobart TAS, 7005. Fantastic 4-bedroom home. Sought-after Tasmanian location.  Has stood for over 100 years (sadly no centenary letter from the Queen), being one of the original Dynnyrne Station houses. Unlike the nearby whippersnappers built in the '50s and '60s, 5 Dynnyrne Rd has weathered the test of time and is a true 1915, federation-style original. Not haunted! No ghosts, poltergeists or repeating spectral apparitions of any kind observed or reported in the past 20 years. Protected from meteorite impacts!* Proximity to Hobart’s iconic  Kunanyi/ Mt Wellington means you’ll be shielded from extra-terrestrial debris, particularly from the northwest. Well clear of predicted tsunami disaster zone . Be “that guy” posting videos of houses getting washed away while laughing quietly yourself and sipping the micro-brewed beverage of your choice, as any (standard-sized) tsunami steamrolls over Taroona, Sandy bay and Battery Point below. ** Ca...
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