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Two Entomologists
At the communal vegetable gardens on this mild late summer afternoon, my grandson and I are in search of earthworms and assorted bugs - each of which he…
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My Father's Voice
The facade of the electoral office― the windows and doors― is covered in roll -down gates of grey painted corrugated iron.
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A Boiled Chicken Jew
We walk down the boardwalk, the bay waters choppy and grey and we walk into the wind, as fast as old dogs can go, all the way down to the new pier which…
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Time to talk about a one state solution?
This piece was published in The Australian on Saturday January 19.
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Rocky and Gawenda and the little brown dog
In the heat of this morning, old Rocky prances and bounces along the path beside the garden bed of Bobby Dazzlers.
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Battle of the books: The five books of Michael
The five books sent to every Australian MP on the conflict did not include a single book by a Zionist.
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Strangers connected by the indefinable bond of Jewish peoplehood
This was published in The Jewish Independent on November 25.
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Gawenda Unleashed
Gawenda Unleashed
Writer, editor, journalist, poet. Pieces about life, Australia and the world, on daily walks with my dog Rocky, along the inner city beach, which is my favourite spot in the world.
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