Edald Hopfield

  • Writing Bad Reviews

    I’ve always been somewhat of a “pleaser”, it’s a survival instinct really. If you please those around you, you keep the peace, meaning you won’t get abused in any shape or form. And so it’s not particularly a healthy trait.… Continue reading

    Writing Bad Reviews
  • What am I Writing?

    A whole lotta nuthin. Mostly re-writing my schedule and chopping off some tasks whilst barely finishing others. There’s still a stack of overdue tasks, but at least it’s not as big as before. I’ve been working on the issues with… Continue reading

    What am I Writing?
  • I’ve caught a break but not my breath

    I’m working at both jobs today, but I did get to sleep in a little. I’m also sitting at my desk with a hot tea on this fine, chilly morning, and so I’m getting a little bit of peace after… Continue reading

    I’ve caught a break but not my breath
  • Sleep, Work, Sleep—Rinse Repeat

    This is the most I’ve worked since 2018, and it’s both great and exhausting. Great because I’m doing something and earning money, and am getting a bit more fit from it, but exhausting because it’s almost completely just manual labour.… Continue reading

    Sleep, Work, Sleep—Rinse Repeat
  • Has anyone seen my weekend?

    A Covid-positive entered my place of employment last week, and at first Queensland health deemed it a casual contact and so we were going to be fine. And then they updated that to a close contact and the store is… Continue reading

    Has anyone seen my weekend?
  • I know that’s what I said, but …

    I have a stack of books waiting to be read and a stack of books that I started reading … and I bought a small stack from the Lifeline bookfest. And one of them speaks to me a lot more… Continue reading

  • I have been Distracted

    Today, my day starts about now. I woke up later than normal, getting out of bed around 8:30, and then I started cleaning, the new printer and whiteboard arrived, and then I got hungry so I started baking and then… Continue reading

  • History of Meanjin — a Starting Point

    Before I go and start borrowing books on it, I wanted to check online resources, as they’re sometimes a better place to find a culmination of information that’s otherwise been ignored by standard places of education and knowledge—that information being… Continue reading

    History of Meanjin — a Starting Point
  • Hiding What We Love Doing

    Do other artists feel compelled to hide what they’re doing, even from those they’re close to? Sometimes I just think it’s because I kept my work so private for so long, but there are a lot of other creative areas… Continue reading

    Hiding What We Love Doing