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This review was originally posted on the first Toorak Times web site which was abandoned for its current site in March 2017. The old...
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Launching Blackthorn Book Tours
I am thrilled to announce Blackthorn Book Tours, a review-only book tour service dedicated to dark fiction.
After almost a decade promoting my own novels...
Launching Blackthorn Book Tours
I am thrilled to announce Blackthorn Book Tours, a review-only book tour service dedicated to dark fiction.
After almost a decade promoting my own novels...
Why do different cultures see such similar meanings in the constellations?
The Milky Way: a pattern of stars, or a pattern of gaps?
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Cream Of The Crate Archive : Program #’s 1 to 50
The following are vinyl albums from my collection that have been reviewed in the Cream Of The Crate series.
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Listen To Older Voices : Mike Rudd – Part 3
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This review was originally posted on the first Toorak Times web site which was abandoned for its current site in March 2017. The old...
Author & Book Alert: A Matter of Latitude by Isobel Blackthorn
Here’s my interview with the delightful James J. Cudney, in which I talk about writing, of course…
This Is My Truth Now
Isobel Blackthorn and...
Cream Of the Crate: #6 – Various Artists _ Cruisin’ 1961
This review was originally posted on the first Toorak Times web site which was abandoned for its current site in March 2017. The old...
Launching Blackthorn Book Tours
I am thrilled to announce Blackthorn Book Tours, a review-only book tour service dedicated to dark fiction.
After almost a decade promoting my own novels...
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Will eating chicken reduce your risk of breast cancer?
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For companies that depend on online traffic to succeed, reliable web hosting is a critical part of your business. Prioritising content on your website is good but web hosting shouldn’t take a back seat.
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When Buying Second-Hand Timber Pallets
A pallet offers good support and stability as a transport structure, and its flat design makes it easier and more convenient to be lifted by the front loader, forklift or an erect crane. The...
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The avocado latte is indeed a thing, but young Australians are
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Each new generation of Australians since Federation has...
