Edald Hopfield
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When the Water is Blocked, it Goes Somewhere Else
I’ve recently noticed that my dreams often change depending on how much I write. Since starting to write a lot more, I’ve had less interesting dreams, sometimes not even one to remember when I wake up. Which is interesting considering… Continue reading
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Starting the Day off in the City
Today, I’ve started my morning with a walk and then set off to begin my day in the city. The city isn’t far from where I live and it’s on my way to uni/work and so I stopped in for… Continue reading
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The Line Between Personal and Professional in Social Media
One thing that I often think about is the balance between my personal and professional life when it comes to social media. Of course, this blog talks about some personal things because it’s about my development as a writer, but… Continue reading
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Thinking About my Writing Project
For semester two, I have to do another writing project. Although the assessments are slightly different, in the end I’ll still have to have a 6,000 word manuscript to hand in. I’ve been thinking about what I want to do… Continue reading
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Writing Reflection: Week of the 6th July 2020
This week was really busy, meaning that my writing targets suffered for it but given what I was doing, I’m okay with that. If I just borrow some of the words I wrote last week, it somewhat evens out. This… Continue reading
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NAIDOC March: 21.1km
I finished the 21.1km I pledged to when I registered for the NAIDOC 2020 virtual march. I have since reminded my body how difficult jogging is. I ended up having to walk for the majority of my second half because… Continue reading
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NAIDOC March: Halfway There
Because I spent this march taking a different kind of walk and with people, I didn’t take a lot of time to write my ideas down as I went, although we did have discussions about topics such as the Djabwurrung… Continue reading
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NAIDOC March: About a Quarter In
This time I am walking with my partner, my sister and my brother-in-law. At 10km, I’ll part with my sister and brother-in-law as they’re expected at work but I will be either doing the second 10km with my partner tonight… Continue reading
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NAIDOC March: Islander in the Green
I wonder what this land would look like this land filled with parks of green would it just be vast bush? would there be a lot of plants I don’t know? but that’s what I need to remember that it’s… Continue reading
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NAIDOC March: What is ‘NAIDOC’?
If I asked you what NAIDOC stands for, would you know? I spent a lot of NAIDOC weeks supporting it but merely assuming what ‘NAIDOC’ actually stood for. I know now and I do my best to show my solidarity… Continue reading
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