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Photo of Margaret Qualley in MAID: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix Yesterday was the first day of my Christmas holidays after a stressful…

Vanessa de Largie | The Spectator | November 23, 2021 Big Bird from Sesame Street has just had his Covid…

I am an open-hearted person and unfortunately openheartedness is often perceived as weakness. A lot has changed over the last…

My day was filled with over-thinking and tears. It plodded along slowly and every minute felt like an hour. I…

Vanessa de Largie | Medium | Dec 21, 2020 I can’t remember when I first set eyes on a ‘fairy’…

Anais Nin once said: “I despise my own hypersensitiveness, which requires so much reassurance. It is certainly abnormal to crave…

A week ago today I began a 30-day writing challenge. I committed to creating a new piece of work every…

Vanessa de Largie | Quadrant Magazine | November 19, 2020 International Men’s Day (IMD) has been celebrated on November 19 since…

Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Brett Sutton has speedily catapulted to cult status as Australia’s most lusted after silver fox.The married…

Vanessa de Largie | Medium | September 6, 2020 I was born twenty years after my oldest brother and eleven…

Vanessa de Largie | The Spectator | May 21, 2020 Coronavirus seems to reveal the best and worst of humanity.…

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