Dianne Masri
@mediapixel.bsky.social
The Synchronicity of Things 🌟 www.mediapixelconsultants.com
Please sign in support of Prof Peter MacDonald profmcdonald.good.do/uncancel/
Tell UniMelb & St Vincent's- Reinstate Prof. McDonald
Prof McDonald, an esteemed cardiologist, was due to deliver a prestigious lecture at Melbourne Uni on 20 July. His invitation was shamefully withdrawn following pressure from the Zionist lobby.
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On the state of literary magazines, freelancing, Substack and vanishing writing contracts via John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social and Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
Scavenging in the Media Wastelands: Or, Substacking While Trying to Make a Living Writing
Chatting with John Warner about the state of literary magazines, freelancing, Substack, and vanishing writing careers.
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A great essay by @irinadumitrescu.bsky.social via @creativecritical.bsky.social on creativity especially in times of crisis creativecritical.net/why-im-no-lo... #creativity #creative
Why I'm No Longer a Proper Academic - Creative-Critical
By Irina Dumitrescu. A talk given at the Creative Critical launch event at UCL's Institute for Advanced Studies in September 2022.
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Google has a secret reference desk - #research open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...
Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
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A little bit of magical synchronicity this Good Friday thanks to Anne Lamott’s book Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith @annelamott.bsky.social substack.com/profile/1407...
Dianne Masri (@thesynchronicityofthings)
Synchronicity #267 and when it’s to do with books it’s an extra buzz. Today is Good Friday and I’m having a quiet day at home. I glance towards my bookshelf, and there’s Anne Lamott’s Plan B: Further ...
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“Think of reading as a shield. Think of reading as medicine. Think of reading as what helps.” Jeanette Winterson open.substack.com/pub/jeanette....
When in difficulty, read a book
The world is a mess.
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In February, the High Court of England and Wales found that the government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act was unlawful. The proscription of the direct-action group was highly controversial and led to the arrests of over 2000 people alleged to have expressed support.
Freedom of expression: Palestine Action ruling draws line between criminal protest and terrorism
In February, the High Court of England and Wales found that the UK government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the 2000 Terrorism Act was unlawful.
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There’s a quote from Mary Ann Shaffer in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society book - “… there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” I believe that to be true #synchronicity open.substack.com/pub/thesynch...
The Calling of the Cedar
This morning, as a scroll through the latest news, the synchronicity of finding this photo is not lost on me - it feels like a message, a message of hope I need to hold.
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“Everyone has a mother. Everybody knows they were nurtured and cared for and that they needed a boost up.” It turned out to be a better metaphor than she imagined, she says, because many cultures already speak of mother trees” @drsuzannesimard.bsky.social w/ @sophiemcbain.bsky.social #trees #nature
“Everyone has a mother. Everybody knows they were nurtured and cared for and that they needed a boost up.” It turned out to be a better metaphor than she imagined, she says, because many cultures already speak of mother trees www.theguardian.com/environment/... #trees
‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics
Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimag...
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I was moved after watching Eileen Gu’s recent viral interview about the power of neuroplasticity and journaling, so I created these prompts inspired by her response: Margot Lee on Substack #journaling substack.com/@margotlee/n...
Margot Lee (@margotlee)
I was moved after watching Eileen Gu’s recent viral interview about the power of neuroplasticity and journaling, so I created these prompts inspired by her response:
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There’s a quote from Mary Ann Shaffer in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society book - “… there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” I believe that to be true #synchronicity open.substack.com/pub/thesynch...
The Calling of the Cedar
This morning, as a scroll through the latest news, the synchronicity of finding this photo is not lost on me - it feels like a message, a message of hope I need to hold.
open.substack.com
Publishing tips, podcasts and writers theconversation.com/publishing-t...
Publishing tips, poetry and witty takes on classics: 6 of the best Australian literary podcasts
Literary podcasts are like year-round writers festivals – and there’s an Australian one out there for every taste, from occasional readers to bonafide bookworms.
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After 20 years, I've been laid off at The Washington Post. substack.com/home/post/p-...
I’ve Been Laid Off. I’m Not Done.
After 20 years at The Washington Post, I’m suddenly on my own — and still writing about books.
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Moving to a more general evolution. Surprising ideas and concrete steps to face the challenges.
Ttranslations of Rilke from The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, by Joanna Lacey and award-winning poet Anita Barrows, that speak to the beauty and mystery present in worlds both seen and unseen, the unknowability of the Divine, union of nature and transcendent podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/e...
Be Earth Now – Rainer Maria Rilke recited by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows
Podcast Episode · Emergence Magazine Podcast · 16/12/2025 · 22m
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The following is a roundup of new publishers and agents announced in 2025—free to all. Want to be notified every week of new publishers and agents? Sign up for my newsletter The Bottom Line (free version works as well as the paid version for this purpose). See comments for sign-up link.
New Publishers and Agents in 2025 | Jane Friedman
A roundup of new publishers, imprints, and agents announced in 2025, as covered in The Bottom Line.
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Gabrielle Feather on 100 Things to do now you are collapse aware… open.substack.com/pub/gabriell...
100 Things to Do Now You Are Collapse-Aware
Practices, gestures, and seeds for living well in the age of endings.
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A practical guide for modern commune via Elizabeth Oldfield @elizabetholdfield.bsky.social
New York Times Opinion@nytopinion.nytimes.com · 7mo ago“Our culture discourages compromise,” Elizabeth Oldfield writes. “Fighting for your own preferences is often framed as an almost moral act — a way to assert your autonomy or love yourself.”
@natehagens.bsky.social and psychotherapist and author Francis Weller on grief as ritual, resistance and resilience. youtu.be/UM2sXbmhmao?...
Grief as Ritual, Resistance, and Resilience with Francis Weller | TGS 167
YouTube video by Nate Hagens
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A bit of magic this morning as I stick to my sketch/paint a day practice. A green Fiddler Beetle ambled across my notebook (bottom left hand side). #art #synchronicity #artpractice
A powerful read this morning - “Sometimes a Wild God” by Tom Hirons @hironstom.bsky.social tomhirons.com/poetry/somet... #poetry #poemoftheday
Sometimes a Wild God
The underground poetry classic by Tom Hirons - read it, listen to it, buy the poem as a book or poster
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And for a stunning intro to medieval mystics - imagine Hildegard, Margery Kempe, Francis of Assisi et al over for dinner read Carmel Bendon’s The Mystics Who Came To Dinner @orionbooks.bsky.social #mystics #medieval
The medieval mystics have been coming up a lot for me this week. Im re-reading Dr Carmel Bendon’s fabulous novel w/ historical medieval reference to Julian of Norwich w/ modern day mystery based in Sydney & now @irinadumitrescu.bsky.social article incl.mystic Margery Kempe psyche.co/ideas/get-me...
Get medieval on your haters: lessons from Beowulf and Chaucer | Psyche Ideas
When your reputation is at stake, get medieval on your haters: lessons from Beowulf, Margery Kempe and Geoffrey Chaucer
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