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The Revenge Club Book Review
Read my review of Kathy Lette's bestselling novel about four 50-something women who fight back against the societal expectations and...
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Apr 7, 20252 min read
Why I Chose a Reverse Mentor
The elder whose example I will not be following in later life.
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Apr 6, 20251 min read
The Day I Confronted a Narcissist
And what I would do differently next time Narcissists are a different breed and must be handled with extreme caution. Find out what...
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Apr 1, 20251 min read
Wherever You Go, You Have to Take You with You
A young musical theater performer travels to Seoul, South Korea, to escape her emotional pain and grief and further her career.
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Mar 29, 20251 min read
How I Went From Low Rent to Luxe Living
The hotel I stayed at was adequate at best until an unexpected guest helped me level up in style. Read my latest story published in The...
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Mar 25, 20251 min read
The Money I Save Making Avocado Toast at Home
And the secret ingredient that's missing There's something about avocados that seems to get people riled up. One minute they're lauded...
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Mar 23, 20251 min read
How I Get Men to Do Things for Me
When I can't or won't do them myself Does having it all mean we have to d o it all? Not on my watch. Find out my sure-fire method for...
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Mar 20, 20251 min read
How to Destroy Your Husband Book Review
Cassie thought she had met the love of her life until she found out he was cheating on her right before their wedding day. Hellbent on revenge, Cassie hatches a plan to destroy her would-be husband.
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Mar 18, 20252 min read
The Worst Thing My Husband Ever Said to Me
How I survived betrayal trauma and financial abuse to rebuild my life after divorce.
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Mar 17, 20251 min read
Do Fiction Authors Need Social Media?
Marketing your books has become an intrinsic part of being a fiction author, but how do you balance promoting your books to actually...
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Mar 15, 20251 min read
Life in the Time of Corona, Five Years On
It's hard to believe that it's five years since the start of COVID, and the lockdowns that have had such a profound impact on our lives....
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Mar 14, 20251 min read
When Love Goes Wrong, Who Gets to Keep the Memories?
The biased media coverage of the sports star who lost his memorabilia in a bitter divorce. Read my story in Medium While the media showed...
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Mar 7, 20251 min read
Madness, Magic and Mayhem: Ancient Greek Myth Retellings of Medea and Medusa
My book reviews of the Ancient Greek Myth retellings of Medea and Medusa by Rosie Hewlett. Her modern take brings these stories to life, with her lyrical prose and captivating story telling.
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Mar 5, 20251 min read
Is Being a People Pleaser Slowly Killing You?
Being a people pleaser and constantly repressing my emotions to keep the peace has been detrimental to my physical and mental health and how I am reclaiming my authenticity and learning to put my own oxygen mask on first.
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Feb 18, 20251 min read
When Abuse Comes Disguised as Love
Fifteen-year-old Vanessa thought she had a love too special for the world to understand. Decades later, her lover is being accused of...
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Feb 11, 20252 min read
Why All Women Need A Prenup.
Financial abuse of married women over 50 and how they can empower themselves and protect their financial interests by using a prenup that recognises the unpaid labour women do in thie patriarchal society.
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Jan 11, 20251 min read
What The Substance Reveals About Age Discrimination and What We Can Do About It.
The French say there is no beauty without pain, and the body horror film The Substance proves this adage correct. When an aging...
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Nov 16, 20244 min read
12 Heart-Warming Romance Stories to Make You Swoon This Christmas.
Whether you like your romance sweet and clean or quick and dirty, 12 Tropes of Christmas has you covered. From Jilted Brides to Enemies...
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Nov 2, 20241 min read
The Young Lovers Who Took On the World to Be Together.
At the Foot of the Cherry Tree by Alli Parker is the story of Australia’s first Japanese war bride, and the battle she and her Australian...
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Sep 29, 20241 min read
Naomi's Newsletter Launch!
Writing Updates, Events, Book Reviews Ok, so I've gone and done it. I've somehow managed to start an email newsletter. It's only going to...
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Mar 25, 20242 min read
Life in the Time of Corona
In 2020 I was thrilled to have several of my short stories included in this eclectic anthology, published during the first wave of the pandemic. From a tech billionaire, to an Uber driver to child stuck at home on school holidays, "Life in the Time of Corona" explores how everyone has been touched by the global pandemic.
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