Category Archives: Working

Transcription errors in a conversation with Kris Sowersby of Klim Type Foundry

Posted on October 7, 2020 by ashleighlou

Unknown Speaker 31:54: A friend of mine, she wrote her first book by opening a book of chickens. Unknown Speaker 32:32: Animals initial animals.  Unknown Speaker 14:17: She’s got my lower jaw. A lot of bone.  Unknown Speaker 47:30 The pretentious line is to say … Continue reading →

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A week goes by. A year

Posted on February 1, 2016 by ashleighlou

The thing about writing is – I reckon – that it requires a lot of space where you don’t write. You think about nothing or one very small part of a poem you aren’t happy with. Hours go by, days … Continue reading →

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A THICK SKIN (part II)

Posted on August 17, 2015 by ashleighlou

This is the second part in a two-part post about criticism. You can read Part I here. I had a lot of fun putting this little thing together. Well. Is fun the right word? Maybe not. More that it was useful, personally. It … Continue reading →

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Me and David Hill

Posted on July 17, 2011 by ashleighlou

Editors really must keep cuteness out of biographical notes. – NZ author David Hill in a review of Sport 39 1. My first reaction is: oh, come now, David Hill. We’re talking about New Zealand. Everyone knows everyone. If we’re honest, … Continue reading →

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