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2022 – My year in review – The year of the tiger | Vanessa’s Blog
FAMILY
As A Carer, I Watched My Mum Die Day By Day | The Daily Telegraph
An Open Letter To My Late Mother | Vanessa’s Blog
Why I’m Grateful For Having Older Parents | SBS
My Love/Hate Relationship With My Deceased Alcoholic Brother
4 Things I Learnt When My Mum, Dad & Brother Died In My 20s | Rebelle Society
Music Tuesday Guest Post | Mary Rowen Blog
My Fairy Garden | Vanessa’s Blog
I Went To See The Glenn Miller Orchestra & It Was A Dream Come True | Milk Bar Magazine
THE ELDERLY, AGED CARE & EUTHANASIA
Life and Death Decisions Can Live On To Haunt Loved Ones | The Mercury
It’s Time For Cameras In Nursing Homes | The Daily Telegraph
The Terrifying Side To Voluntary Euthanasia | The Daily Telegraph
Euthanasia” Victoria Flatlines | Quadrant
Lessons From An Elderly Man | Vanessa’s Blog
It’s A Lonely Life When You’re Anti -Euthanasia | The Spectator
Covid Cavaliers Forget The Elderly | The Spectator
RAPE & SEXUAL ABUSE
Having A Healthy Sex Life Post Rape | Vanessa’s Blog
Rape Culture Writ Large | New Matilda
Rape Jokes & Dealing With Trauma | Archer Magazine
Rapeplay | Cara Sutra Magazine
Stop Infantalising Victims! | The Spectator
Every Orgasm I Have | Daily Telegraph – RendezView
The George Pell Case: Survival Guide For Victims
I’m Sexually Healing From Rape Through Spoken Word | Huff Post
Stop Infantalising Victims! – The Spectator
MARRIAGE
Mrs Somebody-Else | The Huff Post
POLITICS
Bullying A Child Isn’t Political Debate | The Spectator
The Reason Julie Bishop Isn’t PM | Perth Now
Why Can’t Australian Politics Produce a Cicciolina? | The Spectator
Political Performance | Maxim Magazine
Down In The Polls But Still Up For It | The Spectator
I’ve Got Them Barnaby Blues – NOT| The Spectator
Is There a Trump Smear The Left Won’t Stoop to? | The Spectator
Trump Derangement Syndrome | The Mindless Miss M | Quadrant
Sailors and Half-clad Women | The Spectator
DEPRESSION, PTSD, ANXIETY, TRAUMA
Sick, sad and confused: Living With PTSD | The Spectator
Locked In A Psych Ward: My Teenage Hell | News.com.au
Death Is Waiting For Me | Vanessa’s Blog
SELF CARE
2022: My Year in Review – The Year of The Tiger | Vanessa’s Blog
Say No To Users, Abusers and Losers | Vanessa’s Blog
How I Completely Changed My Life In 11 Months | Vanessa’s Blog
Shaving My Head Was A Fierce Act Of Rebellion | The Hit Job
GENDER POLITICS
Victimhood – 1. Debate – 0 | The Daily Telegraph
Abortions Are Hell But A Woman’s Choice To Make | The Spectator
Modern Day Girlpower? Excuse Me While I Vomit | The Daily Telegraph
It Can’t Be A Supermoon If It’s Not Gender Inclusive | The Spectator
Jenny Beavan Is My Hero | Huff Post
Male Feminists Are Deeply Dodgy | The Spectator
Handsome Is As Handsome Does | The Spectator
I’m A Person. Not A Person Of Colour | The Spectator
The Sexual Objectification Of Brett Sutton | The Spectator
The Most Important Issue Of 2020? Sexist Kids Water Bottles | The Spectator
The Problem With The Fearless Feminist Narrative | The Spectator
Hatred of men is being normalised | The Spectator
Snow White and the Intellectual Dwarves | The Spectator
Clem Goes Gooey Over Dead White Male | The Spectator
Leunig and the Loon Brigade | The Spectator
Nightmare Feminism | The Spectator
Why I’ve Detached From Feminism | Tuck Magazine
Here’s An Idea, Give Men A Break | Huff Post
Three Cheers For Lads…and Lavatories | Quadrant
Feminist Fighters Love Their Boys – As Weapons | The Spectator
Boys Won’t Be Boys | The Spectator
Caring Compassionate Clem | The Spectator
Man-hating & Fashion(able) Victims | The Spectator
When Journos Join The Thought Police | The Spectator
Dear Dr. Greer, please shut up! | The Spectator
Gatecrashing The Funeral For Selfies | The Spectator
A Metaphor By Any Other Name | The Spectator
Fake Rape Claims Harm | The Spectator
WOKENESS, VIRTUE-SIGNALLING & CENSORSHIP
Stuff Woke. Be Practical | The Spectator
Baby It’s Woke Outside | The Spectator
Why the Jess Rowe Big Talk Show Podcast is too small to include Pauline Hanson | The Spectator
Bah-Humbug To Christmases That Aren’t | Quadrant
Let Me Feel Your Pain, So I Can Claim It As Mine | The Spectator
The Best An SJW Can Get | The Spectator
Sesame Street Makes Us The Muppets | The Spectator
Milk Is Racist: Official | The Spectator
Bernardo Bertolucci And Fake News | The Spectator
HEALTH
Living With Endometriosis | Vanessa’s Blog
My Reproductive Organs Need A Voice | Huff Post
Forget when Belle Gibson will get jail. When will her victims get justice? | The Spectator
SPORT
Bring On The Barty Party | The Spectator
The Serena Williams Cartoon Wasn’t Racist. It Was Honest! | Perth Now
ARTISTS & CREATIVES
Living Your Dream Takes Courage | Rebelle Society
Get A Real Job! | Vanessa’s Blog
Self isolation? Working from home? Some of us have flourished for years doing it | The Spectator
Excess: An Art and Poetry Book by Jan van Rijn & Vanessa de Largie | Vanessa’s Blog
Is Black Widow leading a fightback against wokeness in the arts? The Spectator
The Artists Diary: Portraits By Judy Cassab @ The National Portrait Gallery | Topic Media
How my writing habits have changed | Vanessa’s Blog
Poems To Knock The Sun Out Of The Sky | Ryan Quinn Flanagan In His Own Words | Huff Post
The Horror, Sleaze, Trash that is Ben John Smith | Huff Post
How to Break the Internet With a Vagina and a Ball of Wool | Huff Post
Australia’s Total Lockdown Almost Destroyed My Writing Business | Writer’s Weekly
Facebook Gives Our Already Battered Creative Industries Another Belting | The Spectator
Creativity Can Only Exist Through Action | Medium
6 Reasons Why Tragedy Creates Tough Competitors In The Workplace | Rebelle Society
The Challenges Of A 30-Day Writing Challenge | Vanessa’s Blog
CHILDLESSNESS
Miss Childless-By-Choice | Huff Post
Having a Child Is My Worst Nightmare | SheSaid
I’m Not A Mother But Where Is My Bonus? |Huff Post
VIOLENCE & CRIME
When Killing An Innocent Woman Is “An Honour” | Huff Post
Exit This Way | Australia Times
The Netflix Miniseries MAID Helped Me To Process my Own Shit | Vanessa’s Blog
Griselda Blanco: When Fear Is A Woman | Huff Post
The Claremont Serial Killer Stole Our Freedom | Huff Post
Australian Gendered Violence Film Makes Waves | Huff Post
Hidden Victims Of DV | Online Opinion
It’s Not Just Women That Suffer From Family Violence | Huff Post
The Melbourne accused: tragic, but not the Australian everyman | The Spectator
CELEBRITY
Bullying From A Professional Media Manipulator | The Spectator
Is It Time To Unmask All The Australian Harveys? | Huff Post
Crikey. It’s The Irwins. | The Spectator
Get Botox? Stop Living A Lie. | The Daily Telegraph
CHARITY
The Amazing Return Of Captain Australia
CHRISTMAS
6 Ways To Spread Christmas Cheer Without A Dime | Huff Post
Santa Claus Is Real | Huff Post
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