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Absolutely Revolting
Open Page
by Australian Book Review •
April 2014, no. 360

Open Page by Linda Jaivin

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Why do you write?

To find expression for my thoughts, stories, and dreams;  to entertain, and sometimes to persuade.

Are you a vivid dreamer?

Yes, but I don’t write my dreams down. I let them sparkle and disintegrate.

Where are you happiest?

In the harbour, the sea, pools, the bath. When I was little I wanted to live in a house where all the furniture floated and you could swim from room to room. I still do.

 


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