Writer
Frances Letters
<div dir="ltr"> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div> <div> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div> <div> <div> Frances Letters is the author of '<em>The Surprising Asians</em>', studied by a quarter of a million NSW School Certificate English students in the 1960s and 1970s, and '<em>People of Shiva</em>: <em>Encounters in India</em>'. After studying in Switzerland to become a teacher of Transcendental Meditation, she taught for several years in Barcelona. Her memoir '<em>Razor-wire round my heart</em>: soothing bigotry away' will be published in 2023. </div> </div> </div> <div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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Hopeful pearls for peace
In these sad, anxious times, pearls of hope are rare and truly valuable. Thankfully, here are a couple to contemplate… Continue reading »
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Old truths creeping into the light
Recently, while trawling the net, I stumbled upon something startling. As a young man, my great-grandfather had unearthed a hideous crime. Against Aborigines. Continue reading »
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Hiroshima Day: do we really care about the serious possibility of another war?
Madrid, 6 August 1973––fifty years ago. The son of one of Franco’s generals has summoned us, a gang of rowdy friends, to his absent father’s luxurious home. Lounging on gold brocade sofas, merrily we smoke dope and drink booze till we’re high as larks and tight as owls. Continue reading »
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No. Let’s give friendliness a try…
Plus ça change… Attention! A squadron of fierce red rats is swarming down the map from a blood-red China towards Australia! Eager scarlet claws scrabble at our coastline; greedy little rat-faces snarl with the excitement of it all. Continue reading »
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Thank heavens for the FPA! Our very own Force Posture Agreement…
Just what’s needed to get me standing up straight, proud and strong! A session with a kindly chiropractor. Continue reading »
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Will we choose war or peace with China?
Surely we know from daily life that a bit of friendly dialogue with prospective “enemies” really can help defuse conflict? Continue reading »
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Repatriation of Muslim families from Syrian camp
What? Let those terrorists’ spawn and their sly “Australian” mothers sneak out of that Syrian camp, and into our country? Never! Continue reading »
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How to trigger a war: three easy lessons for Australia
One: Select your grievance. Two: Insult and belittle your adversary. Three: Brace yourself… Continue reading »
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Australians live high on the proceeds of stolen land, but we have ways to atone
We’ve been offered a real path towards healing. The Makarrata holds out to us all a chance for truth-telling, understanding and reconciliation. Continue reading »
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Afghan Refugees and the Tampa: will we be cruel again?
Have Australian hearts softened towards Afghan refugees in the twenty years since the Tampa incident? Hopefully, yes.. Continue reading »
