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Books are my honey lemon, as they are to many who seek solace in a book. For doctors and others who work insane hours, leisure reading, especially a book like Boy Swallows Universe, is a luxury. When I left my job last June, I realised that when I didn’t feel totally exhausted and numb, I …
Convenience Store Woman has sold over a million copies in Japan, and was translated into English last year. When I first saw this book in a bookshop, I knew I had to buy it. I was instantly captured by the blurb and cover – a picture of a soy sauce fish that comes with takeaway …
Today, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reported that the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) withdrew accreditation from St. George Hospital. I’d seen that the ABC Drum was going to be discussing this topic so I held off on writing this blog post until I watched the show, but unfortunately it did not give me …
Nikki Gemmell wrote an article about whether Obstetrics and Gynaecology was a job for a man in The Australian newspaper. It sparked outrage amongst the medical community, including myself. Here is an edit of the letter that I emailed Nikki, which includes screenshots of some of my tweets: Sent 18 June 2019, 7:52pm Dear Nikki, …
Sometimes I choose a book. Sometimes a book comes to me. ‘A Lifetime of Impossible Days’ fits in the latter. I saw a video that Penguin Books had uploaded to its social media of author Tabitha Bird gifting her grandmother her debut novel. It was such a gorgeous video, which really touched me, so of …
Last month, I went to Canberra to present at a conference and upon my return, discovered that I had lost my make-up bag. I enjoy swimming, running, yoga and other sweaty activities so I tend to reserve wearing make up for when I go out or attend an event (which is not very often). Therefore, …