Jayne Kearney
Jayne Kearney was six when she first heard that ‘in the future’ you could send stories via the computer to people on other computers who would publish them. Since then that’s all she has wanted to do. While waiting for the interwebs to take off, Jayne kicked it old school - getting a degree in Communications, teaching Writing and Media Studies and having a couple of kids.
And it was the kids who gave her a start in proper writing and computer-based delivery. After a little freelancing Jayne became a weekly ‘blogger’ for parenting site Web Child - a gig that lasted for over a year. She is now editor of Sunny Days Magazine <http://www.sunnydaysmagazine.com.au>, a regional parenting publication.
Sometimes she even likes to write about stuff that isn’t parenting.
Articles by Jayne Kearney
Had a shitty year? There’s always Festivus
At this time of year – what with all that tinsel distracting us – it’s easy to lose sight of…... Read more
If Julia had kids would they be screwed up?
So our new Prime Minister is a working woman with no kids. What of it? Just as Gillard’s de-facto status…... Read more
Boring, unsexy: Who’d rather watch MasterChef?
As all the cool kids got themselves in a lather over last night’s budget I noticed a distinct void in…... Read more
Victims are not to be blamed for violence against women
‘Violence against women’ are three particularly distressing words. Words that should never go together. I’d like to think we all…... Read more
What does MySchool do for non-academic kids?
I don’t know what my nine-year-old daughter wants to be when she grows up. She’s a sensitive, quiet kid who…... Read more
Tweet and be damned
Ten days before Christmas a toddler drowned in a backyard pool somewhere in the US. It was tragic yet unremarkable…... Read more
Mad Men changed my life
Maybe it’s because free-to-air TV programming in this country is ludicrous, but I have only just gotten around to watching…... Read more
Should kids bet on the Cup?
At the risk of being kicked out of the country I am going to ask whose kids had a little…... Read more
The New 40? I Want the Old One Back
I teetered into my 40th birthday earlier this year. Fabulous heels? Check. Spectacular dress? Check. Girls Night Out? Cocktails? Dancing?…... Read more
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Would you kill for a job?
Who would work in an abattoir? Most of us have done jobs we didn’t want to do because we needed…
Friday Dilemma: child cruelty or harmless fun?
Parenting. It’s the new oneupmanship. Ah, how quaint the days now seem when parents could raise…
Hipsters with hip replacements
Someone once told me that when people reach a certain age they begin dressing in the manner they did…
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
