Creative Troublemarker. Mum. Geek Whisperer. PR wizard. Journalist. Clutz. Translator. SF fan. Activist. SFera member. Breastfeeding nut. Conrunner. Author.
My Dad is fiercely Croatian. Every time I feel sorry or angry about my parents’ decision against emigrating to Canada in 1976 – they were there and so was I, in my Mum’s belly – I remind myself that with his being as Croatian as he is, with everything that entails, I might have grown […]
Read More Culture Death By PoliticsAn annual celebration January 26 marking the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships at Port Jackson, New South Wales in 1788. For me, a day when I like to remember why I like it so much: 1) There is no other English-speaking country where you can hear national (immigrant) languages […]
Read More Australia DaySutra, 24. sije?nja 2015. godine, to?no u podne, u zagreba?koj knjižnici Bogdana Ogrizovi?a (Preradovi?eva 5) do?ite se obra?unati s hrvatskim piscima fantasyja! Umjesto revolvera i metaka, zadana oružja su rije?, poznavanja žanra spekulativne fikcije i torta u obliku knjige iz zagonetnog Hangara 7! Zbunjeni? I trebate biti – pravi SF adute otkriva tek na samom […]
Read More To?no u podne: Obra?un s hrvatskim fantasy piscima!So, I had not been to see a play in years. No, kids’ stuff does not count! Although there are some truly awesome plays for kids as young as 8 months in Croatia, thanks to the wonderful Svetlana Patafta whose Colours of the Rainbow have become a traditional outing for my son and me. (And […]
Read More Stilske vježbe or 47 years in a playA friend once told me “You do not walk like a fat person at all!”. I had no idea what to say to that. I had no idea you could walk like a fat person. (I figured I bumped into stuff because distracted not unaware of own girth!) I am fat. Currently, I am very, […]
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