I miss Jon Utley
10 April 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Each November, in New York City, Jon Utley and I have shared a meal. We also invited a younger person, or two, to …
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Overwhelmed by “Dog Responses”
3 April 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Over the festive season, I sent out my latest poem Why I Talk to Kelpie Dogs to all my friends, family and associates. I received …
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Coronavirus Era – 8 Rules
25 March 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Don’t get sick. You don’t want to be a burden on others, as they are already burdened by the fall-out from the current …
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Australian Bushfires Part III
7 February 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Having just spent two weeks talking to people directly involved in Australia’s serious bushfires (Victoria and New South Wales), I see an obvious …
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Hollywood Hedonism v British Tradition
15 January 2020 • Ron Manners AO
Birth and circumstance bring responsibility. Living up to such responsibility is challenging, but achievable; if you have that magic ingredient called ‘character’. Fortunately, …
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Bushfire Alarm!
18 December 2019 • Ron Manners AO
Please read carefully as we refuse to learn from even recent history: This Mannerism from 2009 delivered a very important and topical issue. …
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Yet another fraud exposed
11 December 2019 • Ron Manners AO
It’s one thing to write and publish a non-fiction book with a controversial point of view, but quite another for such a book …
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Berlin Wall: 30th anniversary after the fall
20 November 2019 • Ron Manners AO
So much has been written in this past week regarding the Fall of the Wall, what else can I possibly add? Reading so …
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Hong Kong protests
3 October 2019 • Ron Manners AO
Some reflective thoughts I’ve just returned from my old ‘home-town’ of Hong Kong, bringing with me some vivid impressions of what is going …
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Why another book?
11 September 2019 • Ron Manners AO
Anthony Cappello (Connor Court Publishing) suggested I write a book about myself. My immediate response was, “I’ve already done that, and it’s called …
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