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Is there any retreat from the narcissism of our age?
After a decade of electronic self-obsession, it seems we are now deaf to any message that does not pretend to address us individually.
Richard Glover is the author of 12 books, including the prize-winning memoir “Flesh Wounds”. He presents “Drive” on 702 ABC Sydney and the comedy program “Thank God It’s Friday” on ABC local radio. For more: www.richardglover.com.au
After a decade of electronic self-obsession, it seems we are now deaf to any message that does not pretend to address us individually.
Mum, Dad – it's your puppy Clancy here, with more news from the city. There's finally some farming work on offer.
Can someone explain why they stop selling winter clothes about three weeks into winter?
You don't have to go back too far to find a time before things become disposable.
When the hammer hits the thumb, "oh deary me" just doesn't cut it. Something stronger is called for.
Dear Mum and Dad, it's your puppy Clancy here, writing from my home in the city.
Can the man with no culinary discernment shower praise on his partner's cooking?
My sins are many and varied, so it is best I list them all.
Once a man of seemingly limitless confidence, Malcolm Turnbull now seems to bend to the whims of all that surround him, pleasing no one. But he could turn it all around if only he had a little more self-regard.
It happened at my mother's funeral. A staff member from her nursing home approached with a copy of one of my own books, with a slightly peculiar twinkle in her eye.
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