Category Archives: Edpool

A harrowing vision of a stupid future

Posted on June 27, 2019 by

Today’s bit of randomosity is brought to you by Edpool and a fond recollection of a cool movie. Rest in peace, Bill. Say what you like about Hudson, when the time came he faced his fears and was ripped apart … Continue reading →

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Never *that* broke (hopefully)

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

Day 66. 67 pages, 31,738 words. As a first-world-struggling writer with two kids and a mortgage and car payments, I often find myself nearing the red line of zero cash by the end of the month. A lot of this … Continue reading →

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A new Swedish hero emerges

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

Day 61. 64 pages, 30,172 words. From the country that gave us Greta Thunberg, Elin Ersson and a seemingly endless parade of progressivism and intelligence and basic decency (not to mention a lot of shrill contard broflakery about how immigrants … Continue reading →

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Interlude: Rest in Peace, Hawkie

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

Day 39. 64 pages, 30,290 words. Done some editing! Today I learned of the passing of an age-old Australian icon, former prime minister Bob Hawke. I don’t know whether he was a good politician, or a good man. He seemed … Continue reading →

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Weekender, April 2019, Part 2: Writing About Writing About Writing

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

Oh the Hell with it. Paging Stacker Pentecost, start the clock. Day 1. 5 pages, 1,874 words. Things are pretty quiet. I was delighted to see that Greyblade had gotten a review on Amazon Australia, from a fairly regular and … Continue reading →

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I did write 2,000 posts, and I will write 2,000 more

Posted on March 23, 2019 by

Yes! With this post, I hit the long-awaited 2,000th blog post for Hatboy’s Hatstand. I’ve been holding off until I had something worth posting and I know it’s been a long time coming, but what with a variety of absolutely … Continue reading →

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Bonus Post: This Writerly Life

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

This movie scene suddenly popped into my head at a department meeting today as we were discussing the completion of a long-term project “finally approaching”. And it made me wonder why I had never made the comparison before.   – … Continue reading →

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