I'm typing these words from Perth airport, after a wonderful time at the Perth Festival; my Australiasian tour for Walkaway has four more stops to go: tomorrow and Wednesday, I'll be in Melbourne; then it's off to Sydney; the Adelaide Festival; Wellington Writers and Readers Week and The NetHui one-day copyright event. See you there!
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5:15 pm Sun
Feb 25, 2018
Hey, Melbourne! I'm coming to see you this week (Sydney, Adelaide and Wellington: you're next!)
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