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    Kickstarting a Book: A One-Woman Debrief
    JR
    • Feb 4
    • 9 min

    Kickstarting a Book: A One-Woman Debrief

    This has been on my list of blogpost subjects for months and as I've recently been asked about it again, I think now is the time! Here co...
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    Neither
    JR
    • Jan 27
    • 4 min

    Neither

    Neither Jacinta Read (I wrote this two years ago) Earlier this week my son asked me to ‘be a mummy who helps with the walking’. His schoo...
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    Add Oil
    JR
    • Jan 27
    • 7 min

    Add Oil

    (This is a blog post I wrote in 2018. I'm reposting it here on my new website because it is relevant to some things that I will share abo...
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    Creative Injury
    JR
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    Creative Injury

    Working in the arts comes with all sorts of vulnerabilities - physical, mental and emotional, sometimes all at the same time. I think thi...
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    Star Institute Sensory Stories
    JR
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Star Institute Sensory Stories

    Last month I had the privilege of creating the pictures for a series of stories for #sensoryawarenessmonth The stories and character brie...
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    The Paradox of Change
    JR
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Paradox of Change

    I am excited because today I have a portfolio review session with an illustration agent. I get to have this because I am on the Pathways ...
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    What is Pathways?
    JR
    • Nov 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    What is Pathways?

    Before I go any further with my renewed blogging efforts it would be a very good idea for me to explain what the Pathways programme is. P...
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    What I Want: Setting Intention
    JR
    • Nov 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    What I Want: Setting Intention

    What an absolutely incredible week! In the past 7 days so many huge things have happened, here are the highlights: America voted in a new...
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    A Sinking Feeling
    JR
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 11 min

    A Sinking Feeling

    My city and I are similar; we have parents of two different cultures. A third culture has emerged as the result of a lifetime of trying to r
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    JR
    • Jun 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    Cool Uncool

    Back to blogging
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