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Sunday Mail Column for 26/9/10: The one about creativity

October 3, 2010

Sequins, it turns out, are good for the soul.  Which would be good news if we weren’t about to hit a major sequin-shortage thanks to the return of…

Sunday Mail Column 19-9-10: The one about hero spotting

September 19, 2010

Another week, another slew of sports star scandals.  Two weeks into September and we’ve had allegations of match fixing, admissions of infidelity, homophobic remarks, the alleged flashing of…

Sunday Mail Column 12-9-10: The one about Critical Thinking

September 14, 2010

I found myself eating a large serve of humble pie this past week. As part of the Brisbane Writers Festival I was asked to interview Jessica Watson. Yes,…

First Sunday Club: A Liberty Swing for Macgregor State School

September 5, 2010

At the moment I’m living with a small dictator with bad table manners. You’re thinking I’ve shacked up with George Calombaris, aren’t you?  No, no. Rather Ava is…

The Way We Live Sunday 29 August 2010 – The one about ruts

August 30, 2010

I had one of those moments this week where I realised – yet again – I’m an idiot. Not that I needed reminding quite this soon.  After all,…

The Way We Live: 22 August 2010 BEING AUTHENTIC

August 27, 2010

Not so long ago I was asked a rather interesting question.  The delightful Erica Bartle, creator of the wildly popular Girl With A Satchel blog , was in…

The Way We Live: 15th August 2010 DEFINING MOMENTS

August 27, 2010

I’ve worked from home for the past ten years. What this means is that I’ve watched an unnatural amount of daytime TV (usually while avoiding calls from my…

First Sunday Club – August 2010: Bravehearts

August 27, 2010

So what is the greatest moral challenge of our time? It’s a heavy question for a Sunday morning, I know. But if you had to name it, pin…

The Way We Live – Sunday 25th July 2010: women in media

August 27, 2010

Recently I’ve been talking with someone who is planning a “women in media” seminar for Queensland high school students.  The idea is to have a panel of women…

The Way We Live – Sunday 18 July 2010

August 27, 2010

It was one of those unforgettable dinner party moments. But not in a good way. Not in an I-was-on-fire-with-witty-one-liners kinda way. No it was one of those uncomfortable…

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Over the past 25 years Rebecca Sparrow has earned a living as a travel writer, a television publicist, a marketing executive, a magazine editor, a TV scriptwriter, a radio producer, a newspaper columnist and as an author.

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