#MaintainTheRage

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This storm is an unrequited lover... Can you feel her rage Wage a pulse of neglect, misogyny, and power moments missed? Do you think that it's her fault that she can't tell the difference between your house, your car, and the greedy politicians you let do her wrong? Will you now let her given lightning, wind, and rain howl into your veins and return it with the dance of the clan that you both know as your truth, your heart? #giasexual #unrequitedlove #climatechange #loveoftheearth #loveofthestorm #wildsoul #poetryofig❤ #poetryasmedicine #poetry #poetsdaily #protestpoetry #embracechange #bethechange #maintaintherage #climatepoetry #poetryworld #poetryofstrength #poetryofsurvival #poems #pagandreaming #poetrypassion #melbournepoetry #melbspokenword (at Ferntree Gully, Victoria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP58UFrNVTE/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Post curfew protest around the corner from my home last night. . . #curfew #blm #protest #nycprotest #brooklynprotest #maintaintherage (at Ditmas Park, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBTHZeDo6O/?igshid=n1j5uoix90up

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#enddomesticviolence #maintaintherage #wellspringsforwomen (at Greater Dandenong Civic Centre)

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52. The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

What: another explosive Elena Ferrante novel  When: July 26 - 28 Where: on the plane home from Cairns How: book borrowed from my mum  Why: Elena Ferrante is the goddess of rage.

Elena Ferrante is the kind of writer who reduces me to nonsensical exhalations of wonder - "oooooeeee", "yowza", "wowowowow".

What a writer. What a woman.

The Days of Abandonment is a relentless and claustrophobic dissection of the journey of Olga, whose husband suddenly announces he's leaving her one day after lunch. I have never read a better description of the bitter aftertaste of being abandoned by the one person who promised to be with you forever. The pace and structure of the novel reminded me of a slinky travelling down a set of stairs. Everything is tightly coiled up until the moment where emotional gravity takes its course and the narrator's psyche descends into a state of hysteria, delusion or deep sorrow before evening out again onto the next step. 

Ferrante's strength is that she doesn't look away. Olga's experience of redefining her motherhood, womanhood and selfhood is excruciating to watch, not because she behaves so outlandishly, but because I could imagine myself reduced in similar ways if I felt such a deep betrayal. The writing in The Days of Abandonment is full of energy, viciousness and cutting dark humour. When there is finally a point of calm and quiet redemption at the end of the book, it feels like Olga, and the reader, has earned it. The takeaway message? Facing pain and suffering with your eyes open is the only way to get down to the bottom of the stairs and walk away. 

I would prescribe this short novel to anyone with pent up rage - somehow Ferrante offers her readers the opportunity to vicariously vent through reading her uniquely impassioned prose. 

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Original A-Grade Australian Nightmare Fuel

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#fuckyeahrage! 

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#protestpoetry #survivalday #alwayswasalwayswillbe #antilogging #maintaintherage #protests #poetryasmedicine #poemsofprotest #poetryoftime #poemoftheheart #poem #evolutionpoem #evolutionisrevolution #poemsofinsta #poemsofinstragram #poemsoftheday #poems #melbournepoetry #melbspokenword (at Ferntree Gully, Victoria) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPzXRa-NM0x/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Wednesday Weigh In Six

Wednesday Weigh In Six - This week was a blow out. I ate take out too often, large starchy meals, and consumed milk and juice like it was water. This has seen the obvious increase in my weight this week. #WeightLoss #MaintainTheRage

For those astute readers out there you will notice that this post seems remarkably similar to my previous Weigh in day Wednesday Weigh Day. In that series I endeavoured to loose weight by reducing my daily intake of Kilojoules to 5000 per day. After 18 weeks of dieting I had lost roughly 16 kilos, but my depression decided to kick me in the guts and I began over eating, indulging in way too many…

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Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons - Most of my love for all things geekery began when I was 10, and I was introduced to the wonderful world of Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). #DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #MaintainTheRage #RPG #D20 #CriticalRoll

As you are all well aware by now, I am a massive GEEK. I enjoy table top board games, playing with plastic men, and have waaaayyyy too many movies and TV shows that start with Star. But most of my love for all things geekery began when I was 10, and I was introduced to the wonderful world of Dungeons and Dragons (D&D).

Dungeons and Dragons

Some good friends of mine, and their older more…

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Outside the Box

Outside the Box - My advice to you, as the potential Graduate Nurse, or Re-Deploying Nurse are the following three things; Look Wide, Ask Everyone, Talk to People. #MaintainTheRage #Nursing #Jobs #HelpfulHints

When we think of Nursing, or for those outside the field, Nurses, we tend to think of Hospitals, Doctors Surgeries, and Aged Care Homes. But, as my recent furor with the job  market will attest, there are plenty of unknown opportunities. I was unaware that some Schools still employ Nurses, there is the Prison system which employs on site Nurses, the Meat Works employs Nurses as I will bear…

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Better or Worse

Due to feeling Numb and continued Weight Gain, without consultation with my medical team, to cease my medications. For better or Worse. #MentalHealth #NoMeds #Detox #MaintainTheRage

I trust that everyone reading this blog had a restful Christmas and New Year. I know I enjoyed the time with family and friends as I ramp up into 2020. Thank you to everyone for their patience during the break time here at Maintain the Rage.

During my time off I had a lot of time to reflect on where I was, how I was feeling, life in general, and what I wanted out of 2020. One of the thing that I…

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Pain

Pain - As most of my regular readers are aware, I am no stranger to pain. #ChronicPain #Surgery #Illness #Pain #MaintainTheRage

As most of my regular readers are aware, I am no stranger to pain. I have suffered through 15 operations in 8 years, have suffered through the recovery for all of them, have numerous permanent conditions that cause all sorts of chronic pain, and all at the tender age of 32. This is not meant to illicit sympathy or cause a feel of shock. This is a cautionary tale that I hope someone who reads this…

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AirPod Pro

AirPod Pro - I will look at the AirPos Pros in the vein of a review, and also dissect the impact of such technology on our lives and society as a whole. #Apple #AirPodPro #MaintainTheRage

Anyone who has known me for longer then about 15 minutes knows I am an Apple Fan Boy. I have the phone, the computer, the tablet, the TV, and now the wireless headphones. My wifeand I decided to treat ourselves to an early Christmas Present. Now I am a firm believer that technology is an adjunct to our daily lives as apposed to necessities, and the AirPod Pros are no exception. They are, however,…

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Wednesday Weigh In Four

Wednesday Weigh In Four - This week has seen a stagnation with my weight loss. This is most likely due to taking the weekend off whilst camping, and the continued use of sweets after dinner. #WeightLoss #VLCD #MaintainTheRage

For those astute readers out there you will notice that this post seems remarkably similar to my previous Weigh in day Wednesday Weigh Day. In that series I endeavoured to loose weight by reducing my daily intake of Kilojoules to 5000 per day. After 18 weeks of dieting I had lost roughly 16 kilos, but my depression decided to kick me in the guts and I began over eating, indulging in way too many…

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Happy Memories

Happy Memories - Memories created, memories remembered, and everything in between. #Memories #Past #Present #Future #MaintainTheRage

This weekend saw another camp with friends and family at Seeonee Park, a local Scout Campground. We sat around and chewed the fat, we played cards, we burned things, we threw the kids in the back of the ute and drove around the grounds, but best of all we simply existed together. These things all created Happy Memories, but there were also the Happy Memories that were triggered by activities.…